In Gujarat, as many 608 patients were
discharged from various hospitals in the last 24 hours. As many as 468 patients
got discharged from Ahmedabad alone. The State Health Department said, 372
fresh cases were reported from the state yesterday taking the total number to
15,944.
The highest 253 cases in the last 24 hours. Sixteen districts
recorded single-digit growth in cases yesterday. The state has now 6,355 active
cases of COVID-19. As many as 8,609 patients have recovered from the COVID-19
while 980 patients have succumbed to the virus till date.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani yesterday ordered to
pay 25 crore rupees to Indian Railways from CM Relief Fund for sending migrant
workers to their native states. Over 14 lakh migrant workers have been sent to
their home states from Gujarat through various modes of transport till now, out
of which more than 10 lakhs were sent back home from Surat alone.
On the proposal of the State Government, Union Government yesterday
extended the deadline for the repayment of the short-term agriculture loans by
three more months. Farmers can now repay their agriculture loans till 31st
August.