Summary:
Ahmedabad, Jan 16 (PTI) Gujarat on Sunday reported 10,150 fresh coronavirus positive cases, raising the tally of infections to 9,26,240, the state health department said.
With eight COVID-19 fatalities, one of the highest tolls in a single day in recent months, the number of deaths climbed to 10,159 in Gujarat, the department said in a release.
Of the total eight fatalities, two each were reported in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
One death each was reported from Vadodara and Tapi districts, it said.
On January 13, Gujarat had reported over 10,000 cases for the first time in the previous eight months.
A total of 6,096 patients were discharged on Sunday, which increased the total number of recoveries so far in Gujarat to 8,52,471.