Gujarat Adds Record 735 New Coronavirus Cases; 17 More Die

Gujarat reported yet another highest single-day spike of 735 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the tally to 36,858, the state health department said.

With the death of 17 more COVID-19 patients, the fatalities rose to 1,962, it said.

The number of recovered cases rose to 26,323 with 423 more patients getting discharged on Monday, the health department said in a release.

The state now has 8,573 active cases, with the condition of 69 patients being critical, it said.

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 36,858, new cases 735, deaths 1,962, discharged 26,323, active cases 8,573, people tested so far 4,18,464.