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Gujarat receives 24,000 rapid testing kits from Centre

By ANI | Updated: April 17, 2020 23:55 IST

Gujarat on Friday received 24,000 rapid testing kits from the Centre, said the State's Information Department.

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Gujarat on Friday received 24,000 rapid testing kits from the Centre, said the State's Information Department.

"These kits will be helpful for intense testing in containment zones, high-risk zones. More rapid testing kits will arrive in 2-3 days," the department informed.

With 78 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Gujarat today, the total number of positive cases in the State has risen to 1099.

"86 patients have been cured and discharged. The State's death toll stands at 41," Gujarat Health Department said.

India's count of COVID-19 cases has risen to 13,835, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

Out of the total tally, 11,616 cases are active while 1,767 patients have been cured/discharged and migrated. 452 people have succumbed to the virus.

( With inputs from ANI )

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