In Gujarat, 1,334 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded during the last 24 hours. AIR correspondent reports that the recovery rate of the state has further improved to 82.84 per cent.<br />'' <br />''More than 33.60 lakh tests have been carried out in the state till date, out of which 71,507 tests were carried out on Monday.<br />'' <br />''Out of 1,334 new cases, the maximum 278 new cases were reported from Surat.<br />'' <br />''Total cases of COVID-19 in the state have gone up to 1,14,996. At present, 16,501 active cases in the state, out of which 93 patients are on ventilator.<br />'' <br />''1,255 patients have been discharged from various hospitals after recovery.<br />'' <br />''Total patients recovered from COVID-19 have gone up to 95,265. 17 patients lost their lives on Monday, taking the total death due to COVID in the state up to 3,230.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has shared his video message after undertaking COVID-19 test, which was negative.<br />'' <br />''He appealed to the people to come forward proactively for the COVID test, with the message 'Test is Best'. <br />