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Ahmedabad reports highest single-day rise in Covid cases; state's active case tally at 1,109
With 131 new cases of Covid in Ahmedabad — the highest single-day rise in the city — the state recorded 235 new cases on Monday.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC's) health officials confirmed that Monday's was the highest number of Covid cases that the city has reported in 24 hours after the fresh spate of cases.
The total number of active cases in the state stands at 1,109, including 33 people who needed hospitalisation. Others are undergoing OPD-based treatment. Another 106 people, who recovered from the virus, were discharged on Monday.
As per a health bulletin released by the state government, no death was reported in Gujarat on Monday.
In Ahmedabad, the tally of cases has gone up to 916, including 646 active. Ahmedabad city has reported two deaths due to Covid.
Among the active cases in Ahmedabad, highest were reported in the the west zone at 211, followed by the north west zone at 204, and south west zone at 114. The remaining zones have reported 50 (south zone), 25 (north zone), 24 (east zone), 18 (central zone) cases.
According to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), the XFG variant of the Covid-19 has been recently found in a total of 163 samples — with the highest (89) in Maharashtra, followed by Tamil Nadu (16), Kerala (15), Gujarat (11), and Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal (6 each).
The recombinant XFG variant harbours four key spike mutations and has achieved rapid global spread following its initial detection in Canada, according to an article in The Lancet journal.
In May, as many as 159 samples were detected with XFG variant, two in April, and two in June yet, data shows.
India's active Covid case tally crossed the 6,000 mark, with 769 having been added to it in 48 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data released on Sunday
