Ahmedabad Apr 25 PTI Gujarat reported 12 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 1224248 while the death toll remained unchanged at 10943 a health department official said on Monday So far 1213221 persons have been discharged post recovery including 17 in the last 24 hours leaving Gujarat with an active caseload of 93 he said Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1224248 new cases 12 deaths 10943 discharged 1213221 active cases 93 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT BNM BNM

Ahmedabad Mar 30 PTI Gujarat on Wednesday reported nine new coronavirus positive cases which took the states overall tally to 1223893 the health department said A total of 37 patients were discharged from hospitals raising the recovery count to 1212829 it said As nobody succumbed to the infection during the day the fatality count in the state remained unchanged at 10942 the department said in a release The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 122 of which one patient is on ventilator support it said As many as 83154 people were given anti-coronavirus vaccine doses during the day taking the total number of jabs administered so far to 1060 crore District-wise Ahmedabad reported four new cases Vadodara two and Anand Gandhinagar and Kutch one case each The neighbouring Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu does not have any active COVID-19 cases as on date officials said Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1223893 new cases nine death toll 10942 discharged 1212829 active cases 122 people tested so far - figures not released PTI KA NP NP

Ahmedabad Mar 28 PTI Gujarat reported eight COVID-19 cases on Monday increasing its tally to 1223879 while the death toll stood unchanged at 10942 an official said So far 1212703 people have recovered from the infection including 33 during the day leaving the state with an active caseload of 234 he said The eight cases comprise three each in Gandhinagar and Vadodara districts and one each in Ahmedabad and Dahod he added A government release said 64014 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday increasing the total number of doses administered so far in the state to 1059 crore The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu remains COVID-19 free with no active cases as on Monday a local official said Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1223879 new cases 8 death toll 10942 discharged 1212703 active cases 234 people tested so far - figures not released PTI KA BNM BNM

Ahmedabad Mar 20 PTI Gujarat on Sunday reported 22 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 1223767 while the death toll remained unchanged at 10939 as no fresh fatality was reported the state health department said With 29 patients discharged during the day the number of recoveries in Gujarat rose to 1212477 leaving the state with 351 active cases the department said in a release The recovery rate in Gujarat now stands at 9904 per cent A total of 22547 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Sunday in Gujarat increasing the total number of the doses administered so far to 1047 crore Ahmedabad city reported eight cases and Rajkot five infections among others The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu has zero active case The UT had reported 11410 cases out of which 11406 patients recovered while four had died due to COVID-19 officials said Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1223767 new cases 22 death toll 10939 discharged 1212477 active cases 351 people tested so far - figures not released PTI KA NSK NSK

Ahmedabad Mar 19 PTI Gujarat reported 17 COVID-19 cases on Saturday raising its tally to 1223745 while the death toll remained unchanged at 10939 a state health department official said So far 1212448 people have been discharged post recovery including 43 during the day leaving the state with an active caseload of 358 he added A government release said 95147 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday increasing the total number of doses administered so far in the state to 1046 crore Adjoining Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Dius tally and recovery count remained unchanged at 11410 and 11406 leaving the Union Territory which has seen four deaths so far with no active case a local official said Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1223745 new cases 17 death toll 10939 discharged 1212448 active cases 358 people tested so far - figures not released PTI KA BNM BNM

Ahmedabad Feb 28 PTI Gujarat on Monday reported 117 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities due to the infection taking the caseload to 1222628 and the death toll to 10930 the state health department said A total of 344 patients were discharged during the day which raised the count of recoveries in the state to 1209878 a release said Gujarat is now left with 1820 active cases At 61 Ahmedabad district accounted for nearly half of the fresh COVID-19 cases followed by Vadodara which recorded 18 infections Surat 11 and Rajkot six Ahmedabad and Vadodara each reported one death due to COVID-19 A total of 31021 patients were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday taking the total number of doses administered so far in Gujarat to 1029 crore Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu reported one COVID-19 case and no recovery The total number of cases in the UT rose to 11409 while the number of recoveries remained unchanged at 11403 officials said adding that the UT now has two active cases So far four patients have succumbed to COVID-19 infection Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1222628 new cases 117 death toll 10930 discharged 1209878 active cases 1820 people tested so far - figures not released PTI KA NSK NSK

Ahmedabad Feb 28 PTI Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday welcomed 27 students hailing from the state who reached Gandhinagar in a bus from Delhi where they had landed after evacuation from Ukraine by a special flight In the last two days around 100 students studying in war-torn Ukraine have reached their home state Gujarat from Mumbai and Delhi The 27 students who reached capital city Gandhinagar hail from different parts of Gujarat The state government is making arrangements to send them along with their parents to their respective destinations the government said in a statement Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday morning welcomed the youths with flowers and asked about their well-being The students had reached the Gandhinagar circuit house from Delhi by the Volvo bus around Sunday midnight the Chief Ministers Office said Patel interacted with the students and assured their parents of all possible help from the government Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani and other senior government officials were also present to welcome the students who thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for facilitating their evacuation and CM Patel for arranging for their return to the state the CMO said The state government has been making arrangements of buses to bring the students from Mumbai and Delhi A special bus was sent to Delhi and a task force from the state education department was deputed to receive the students after they arrived there The students reached the circuit house in Gujarats capital Gandhinagar around Sunday midnight The government arranged for the accomodation and food for the students and their parents who reached the state capital to receive them A large number of Indians mostly students are stranded in Ukraine following Russias attack on the country India has begun evacuating them and over 900 people have been brought back since Saturday PTI KA PD GK GK

Ahmedabad Feb 27 PTI Gujarat reported 162 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths due to the infection on Sunday increasing its tally to 1222511 and the toll to 10928 a state health department official said With 386 patients getting discharged during the day the recovery count rose to 1209534 leaving Gujarat with 2049 active cases including 23 patients on ventilator support he said Ahmedabad reported the maximum 79 cases followed by 35 in Vadodara nine in Surat seven in Rajkot among other districts The two COVID-19 fatalities occurred in Vadodara he said A state government release said 28118 people received their COVID-19 vaccination jabs during the day increasing the total number of doses administered so far in Gujarat to 1029 crore The COVID-19 tally in adjoining Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu stands at 11408 including four deaths so far and the number of people discharged until now is 11403 leaving the Union Territory with an active caseload of one a local official informed Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1222511 new cases 162 death toll 10928 discharged 1209534 active cases 2049 people tested so far - figures not released PTI KA BNM NSK NSK

Ahmedabad Feb 24 PTI Gujarat reported 293 new coronavirus positive cases and eight deaths on Thursday which took its infection tally to 1221874 and fatality count to 10919 the health department said The number of active cases in the state now stands at 2942 Of these 34 are on ventilator support while the remaining ones are stable it said in a release A total of 729 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking the tally of such persons to 1208013 As many as 1027 crore anti-coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered to the eligible population so far in the state of which 115 lakh doses were given during the day No new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the adjoining Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in the last 24 hours an official release said Of the total 11408 cases reported in the union territory so far three cases are active While four patients have died 11401 others have recovered said a release by the UT administration Gujarats COVID-19 figures are as follows Positive cases 1221874 new cases 293 death toll 10919 recoveries 1208013 active cases 2942 and people tested so far - figures not released PTI PJT NP NP

Ahmedabad Feb 18 PTI A special court Friday sentenced 38 people to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case As many as 56 people were killed in the blasts that rocked Gujarats capital on July 26 2008The court sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code The 11 others were sentenced to life in jail till deathJudge A R Patel also awarded compensation of Rs one lakh each to those killed in the blasts and Rs 50000 for each victim with serious injuries and Rs 25000 each for those with minor onesThe court also imposed a fine of Rs 285 lakh each on the 48 convictsPatel had on February 8 declared 49 of the total 78 accused as guilty under various offences of the Indian Penal Code including for murder sedition and waging war against the state as well as under offences of the UAPA and Explosive Substances ActBombs went off in Ahmedabad on July 26 2008 at various spots including the state government-run civil hospital Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run LG Hospital on buses parked bicycles in cars and other places killing 56 persons PTI PJT PD NP VT VT VT