Gujarat recorded 1,207 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of cases to 8,13,270, the state health department said on Thursday evening.
Ahmedabad: Amid a decline in the new coronavirus infections, the Gujarat government has revised the lockdown restrictions in the state and allowed the shops to remain open from June 4.
As per the fresh order, all shops in 36 cities of the state will be allowed to open from 9 am to 6 pm, starting today. The state government also stated that the home delivery by restaurants can now be done till 10 pm daily.
On Thursday, Gujarat CMO had said that a night curfew from 9 pm to 6 am will be imposed in these cities between June 4 and June 11. The state continued its downward trend of COVID-19 cases with the addition of 1,207 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of cases to 8,13,270.
According to the health department, the death toll reached 9,890 after 17 more patients succumbed to the infection, including four in Ahmedabad and three in the Surat district. As many as 3,018 patients were discharged during the day. The tally of recoveries went up to 7,78,976.
COVID recovery rate at 95.78 pc
The state’s recovery rate stood at 95.78 per cent, while were there as many as 24,404 cases active in the state at present and 429 out of them were on the ventilator.
The state government had on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the state till June 11. Earlier on May 27, the Gujarat government had extended the night curfew, from 8 pm to 6 am, in 36 cities till June 4.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has virtually inaugurated nine medical oxygen plants set up at government hospitals in different parts of Gujarat. The oxygen plants have been set up by an NGO – Vallabh Youth Organisation – at hospitals in Tilakvada, Sagbara, Ahmedabad (Sola civil), Daskroi in Ahmedabad district, Kalavad, Kapadvanj, Bhanwad, Mehsana and Porbandar.
