Gujarat Covid-19 count up 495; tally over 22,000

The number of coronavirus positive patients in Gujarat jumped to 22,562 as the state reported 495 cases in the last 24 hours, the health department said on Friday.

During the same period, as many as 31 Covid-19 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll due to the virus to 1,416, it said in a statement.

Nearly 392 people recovered and were given discharge from different hospitals in the state, taking the total to 15,501.