Gujarat recorded 996 new Corona cases during the past 24 hours. The recovery rate has improved to 88.85 percent. Total 1 lakh 42 thousand 799 patients have recovered from Covid-19 till now. 1147 patients recovered during the last 24 hours. <br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the new cases of Covid19 in Gujarat dropped below 1 thousand mark, first time during the last 3 months. The Center has appreciated the Covid19 management by the Gujarat government. In a meeting through video conferencing yesterday, the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that from one of the worst affected states earlier, Gujarat has shown remarkable improvement in recoveries and testing. He said that the active cases in the state drop significantly and more than 99 percent patients are in stable conditions.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat looking after the health ministry Nitin Patel said that the state government is committed to save lives along with livelihood as the power utilisation by industries reached pre-covid level and GST collections also surged. District Collectors of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat also participated in the deliberations where maximum cases have been recorded.</span>