Summary:
Ahmedabad, Sep 19 (PTI) For the first time in the last nine months, the number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat dropped to a single digit in a day on Sunday, the state health department said.
Gujarat had recorded the highest number of infections in a day at 14,605 on April 30.
With eight new cases- Surat (4), Vadodara (3), and Valsad (1)- the tally of infections in Gujarat reached 8,25,723 on Sunday.
The death toll remained unchanged at 10,082 with no new COVID-19 fatality been reported in the state after September 4, the department said.
A total of 15 patients were discharged on Sunday, taking the tally of recoveries in Gujarat to 8,15,505, leaving the state with 16 active cases.
With 2,52,407 people vaccinated against COVID-19 on Sunday, the number of doses administered so far in Gujarat rose to 5,66,87,540, the department said.