Coronavirus: 10 new cases in Gujarat; no death for ninth day in row

Ahmedabad | Sunday | 17th October, 2021

Summary:

Ahmedabad, Oct 17 (PTI) Gujarat on Sunday reported 10 new coronavirus positive cases, which raised the state"s infection tally to 8,26,290, the health department said.

For the ninth consecutive day, the state did not report any COVID-19 fatality, keeping the toll unchanged at 10,086, it said.

With 16 patients getting discharged during the, Gujarat"s recovery count rose to 8,15,997.

There are 207 active infection case across the state and six of the patients are on ventilator support.

District-wise, Surat reported four new cases, the highest in the state for the day, followed by Vadodara at two, and Ahmedabad, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar and Junagadh one case each.

A total 1.11 lakh people were given anti-coronavirus vaccine doses in Gujarat on Sunday, which increased the total number of doses administered in the state to 6.68 crore.