Gujarat reports 1,078 new coronavirus positive cases

Gujarat reported 1,078 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, taking the total in the state to 71,064, the health department said. The number of patients, who succumbed to COVID-19, rose to 2,654 with 25 new fatalities on Sunday, it said. 

The number of recovered patients grew to 54,138



as 1,311 of them were given discharge. With this, there are now 14,272 active cases in Gujarat, of which the condition of 73 patients is critical, the department said in a release. 

Surat reported the highest number of 222 new cases in the state on Sunday, taking the district tally to 15,810.