According to state minister Rushikesh Patel, who spoke at a review meeting called by the Union government on Friday, the COVID-19 situation in Gujarat was under control and 20,000 to 22,000 tests were being performed daily to look for the infection. Gujarat examined 16,653 samples on Friday.
Gujarat is one of the top states in the nation for the number of tests performed per million people, according to Patel, who joined the meeting via video conference and was presided over by Union Health Minister Mansukha Mandaviya.
As per state government data, Gujarat has 2,142 active cases, the mortality rate is 3 per cent, while the number of daily coronavirus tests are in the range of 20,000 to 22,000.
“Though most people are found to be infected with the XBB.1.16 variant at present, it is not lethal,” said Patel.