2,875 new Covid-19 cases in Gujarat

Gujarat reported 2,875 fresh cases on Sunday, the state’s highest single-day addition after a record 2,815-case spike Saturday. While the total virus count is above 3.17 lakh, currently there are 15,135 active cases in the state among which 163 patients are on ventilator. The two ministers announced they had tested



positive for the infection on Twitter. While Thakor has been put on home quarantine, Vasava has been admitted to a hospital.

Fourteen more people also succumbed to the virus on the day. Surat reported eight fatalities even as fresh cases jumped to 724 from 687 recorded a day ago. Jamnagar, too, reported 97.