Through PTI
DWARKA: Amid a upward push in COVID-19 instances, the famend Shree Dwarkadhish Temple of Lord Krishna at Dwarka in Gujarat will stay closed for devotees from January 17 to 23 to steer clear of overcrowding because of ‘Purnima’, temple officers stated on Sunday.
The Gujarat executive had lately issued tips to stem the upward thrust in coronavirus instances, which come with an attendance cap of 150 individuals in open areas and 50 in line with cent of the capability of a closed area venue now not exceeding 150 individuals.
“Numerous devotees consult with Shree Dwarkadhish Temple each Purnima, which falls on January 17. To steer clear of overcrowding amid a upward push in coronavirus instances, it’s been made up our minds to stay the temple closed for devotees from January 17 to 23. Day by day prayers can be introduced by means of clergymen, which can also be seen reside on-line,” stated the executive place of work of the temple in a press unencumber.
Gujarat, as on Saturday, had a tally of 9,16,090, with the day-to-day addition of instances soaring as regards to the 10000-mark after a lull of 8 months.
The state on Sunday reported 10,150 contemporary coronavirus certain instances, elevating the tally of infections to 9,26,240, the state well being division stated.
With 8 COVID-19 fatalities, one of the crucial easiest tolls in one day in fresh months, the collection of deaths climbed to ten,159 in Gujarat, the dept stated in a unencumber.
Of the full 8 fatalities, two each and every had been reported in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.
One dying each and every used to be reported from Vadodara and Tapi districts, it stated.
On January 13, Gujarat had reported over 10,000 instances for the primary time within the earlier 8 months.
A complete of 6,096 sufferers had been discharged on Sunday, which larger the full collection of recoveries up to now in Gujarat to eight,52,471.
Gujarat is now left with 63,610 energetic instances.
83 sufferers are at the ventilator, the dept stated.
At 3,315, Ahmedabad district reported the easiest collection of new instances in Gujarat, adopted by means of 2,757 instances in Surat, 1,242 in Vadodara, and 467 in Rajkot.
A complete of one.38 lakh other folks had been inoculated towards COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the full collection of doses administered up to now in Gujarat to 9.47 crore.
A complete of 66,648 beneficiaries within the 15-18 age crew additionally won the doses.
The precaution dose used to be administered to fourteen,716 other folks on Sunday.
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu reported 36 new COVID-19 instances and 18 recoveries right through the day.
The UT has had 10,988 instances out of which 10,763 have recovered.
The UT is now left with 221 energetic instances.
The whole dying toll because of COVID-19 stood at 4, officers stated.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Sure instances 9,26,240, new instances 10,150, dying toll 10,159, discharged 8,52,471, energetic instances 63,610, other folks examined up to now – figures now not launched.