Gujarat registered 535 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 2,54,849, the state Health Department said. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,360 after 3 more persons succumbed to the infection during the same period, said a release by the Health Department. The state government claimed the COVID-19 situation is gradually improving with 738 more patients getting discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total recoveries to 2,43,639. After a long time, the number of active cases dropped below the 7,000-mark on Friday. At present, Gujarat has 6,850 active COVID-19 cases, of which, 55 patients are on ventilator. With significant recoveries in recent times, the COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 95.60 per cent, the release said.

Gujarat registered 535 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 2,54,849, the state Health Department said. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,360 after 3 more persons succumbed to the infection during the same period, said a release by the Health Department. The state government claimed the COVID-19 situation is gradually improving with 738 more patients getting discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total recoveries to 2,43,639. After a long time, the number of active cases dropped below the 7,000-mark on Friday. At present, Gujarat has 6,850 active COVID-19 cases, of which, 55 patients are on ventilator. With significant recoveries in recent times, the COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 95.60 per cent, the release said.