In Gujarat, the total number of patients recovered from Covid 19 crossed 8000 mark on Thursday.<br />''<br />''As many as 454 patients were discharged from the various hospitals yesterday. The state recorded 22 deaths due to Covid 19 in the past 24 hours.<br />''<br />''The total number of coronavirus cases in the state rose to 15,572. A total of 367 cases were reported from around 21 districts yesterday. Our correspondent reports that as many as 381 patients were discharged in the state capital Ahmedabad. A report..<br />''<br />'' AIR Correspondent reports, although the cases in Ahmedabad continue to rise, the number of discharges is also increasing in the district.<br />''<br />''Ahmedabad district recorded 11, 344 cases which account for more than 70 percent of the total cases in the state.<br />''<br />''Surat reported 1465 cases while Rajkot recorded 947 cases till now. The state government re-launched a vaccination drive from this month, which was temporarily closed due to the lockdown.<br />''<br />''So far, over 5 lakh pregnant women and children have been covered under the drive this month.  <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on Thursday assigned a suo motu PIL and other pleas related to the coronavirus outbreak in the state to a new bench. <br />''<br />''<br />