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Guj's tally for 9 days of August nears 10k

1,078 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday; overall tally croses 71k; 25 deaths in State; Rajkot , Jamnagar, Panchmahals see increase in cases

Gujarat reported 1,078 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking its tally to 71,064 so far. With 25 more deaths, the toll has reached 2,654.

With 222 new cases, Surat continued to reported the maximum in the state, followed by Ahmedabad with 153. Both the districts have been stable for some time now. However, cases are on the rise in Vadodara and Rajkot, gradually but steadily. Vadodara reported 110 new cases. Rajkot reported 95 cases and Jamnagar 63, a peak for both the districts. Rajkot also reported 5 deaths, its highest so far in a single day.

Panchmahals reported 47 new cases, Bhavnagar 35, Gandhinagar, Junagadh 27, Amreli 35, Gir-Somnath 32, Bharuch 28, Kutch 25, Valsad 21, Dahod and Surendranagar 18 each, Kheda, Mehsana and Patan 11 each. Of the 25 deaths, Surat reported nine. There were three deaths each in Ahmedabad and Vadodara, two in Kutch, one each in Junagadh and Mehsana.

9of 11 micro-containment areas in West A’bad

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Sunday identified 11 new microcontainment areas, of which nine were in western Ahmedabad. These are in Gota, Memnagar, Jodhpur, Jivraj Park, Bopal-Ghuma, Paldi and Ambli.

Four booked for selling fake N95 masks

Ahmedabad police on Sunday booked four persons in Odhav for selling fake N95 masks. Officials of the company, 3M, had approached the cops claiming duplicates of their masks were being sold in the city. A team of Prevention of Crime Branch, accompanied by the company officials, went to a shop, ‘Ma creation’, in Safal Sumel 7 in Odhav. They found fake N95 masks of 3M company being sold there, and arrested four persons from there. They also seized 1,780 masks worth around Rs 9.8 lakh.

New areas in micro-containment in A’bad

GOTA
􀁺 10-11 floors of D block, 1-11 floors of F, 8-10 floors of I block
Serinity Space
AMBLI
􀁺 2-4 floors, A block, Rudra
Prayag Appartment
PALDI
􀁺 Shikhara Tower
MEMNAGAR
􀁺 1-3 floors, A block, Suryadeep Apt
􀁺 Palak Apt
JIVRAJ PARK
􀁺 Vallabhacharya Society
JODHPUR
􀁺 6th floor, A wing, Shyam
Residency
BOPAL
􀁺 50B, 50A, 47A, 47B, Vrajvihar
Soc-1
􀁺 2nd floor, C2 block, Iskcon
Flower

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