Gujarat government has reduced the charges of RT-PCR test for Covid-19 in private laboratories. RT-PCR test will now cost Rs. 1,500 in private laboratories instead of the existing Rs. 2,500.<br />'' <br />''Charges will be Rs. 2,000 if the sample is collected from home. The new reduced charges comes into effective today.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports, Gujarat has reported record 1,364 new cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours. The total cases in the state have gone up to 1,17, 709.<br />'' <br />''With recovery of 1,447 patients on Wednesday, the recovery rate has further improved and reached upto 83.39 per cent.<br />'' <br />''Total 98156 patients have recovered in the state till now.<br />'' <br />''More than 35.23 lakh tests have been carried out in the state till date, out of which 85153 tests were carried out on Wednesday.<br />'' <br />''Maximum 282 new cases reported from Surat.<br />'' <br />''At present 16.294 active cases in the state, out of which 98 patients are on ventilator. <br />'' <br />''Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has added 7 new areas in the micro containment zone following detection of new cases.<br />'' <br />''AMC has also sealed more than one thousand tea stalls in the city after breach of Covid related provisions.<br />