In Gujarat, 1175 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the last 24 hours. According to the State Health Department, the recovery rate in the state has improved further and reached up to 79.21 percent.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, more than 15 lakh 47 thousand tests have been carried out in the state till date. Record 68581 tests were carried out yesterday.<br />''<br />''Out of 1175 new cases, the maximum 163 new cases reported from Surat. Ahmedabad city recorded 155 new cases during the last 24 hours. Total cases of Covid-19 in the state have gone up to 83262. At present 14454 active cases in the state, out of which 86 patients are on ventilator.<br />''<br />''At the other end, 1123 patients have been discharged from various hospitals after recovery. With this, the total patients recovered from Covid-19 have gone up to 65953. 16 patients have lost their lives yesterday, taking the total death due to Covid-19 in the state up to 2855. <br />