AHMEDABAD: With 44 active cases out of 149 in the state, Ahmedabad now accounts for 29.5% of the total active cases in the state. Earlier, Vadodara with 49 cases had the highest cases. With nine cases less on Tuesday, the number of active cases dropped to 40.
The state has been experiencing spike in cases for the past two days. After 19 cases on Monday, 18 were recorded on Tuesday, much higher than the weekly average of 13. With discharge of 21 patients, the active cases got reduced by 3.
The new cases on Tuesday included 7 from Ahmedabad city, 3 from Surat city, 2 each from Vadodara city, Kutch and Navsari districts, and 1 each from Gandhinagar city and Tapi. Six patients were on ventilator on Tuesday.
Gujarat crosses 5 crore vax shots
With vaccination of 5.58 lakh persons on Tuesday, Gujarat crossed 5 crore cumulative vaccinations for Covid-19 at 5.02 crore. The figure was achieved after about eight months from the start of the inoculation in January this year.
State health department officials said that the first 1 crore vaccinations were achieved on April 12, second on June 12, third on July 20, fourth on August 15 and fifth on September 7.
It made the last 1 crore fastest — achieved in 23 days. Out of the total doses administered, Ahmedabad city tops with 49.9 lakh doses, followed by Surat city (40.9 lakh), Banaskantha (26 lakh), Vadodara city (19 lakh) and Anand (17.5 lakh). As of Tuesday, 74% of the eligible population has received first and 26.5% have got both the doses.
