AHMEDABAD: Gujarat had recorded its first two Covid cases on March 18, 2020. Thus, the pandemic has lasted for 684 days in the state so far. In these days, the state recorded 11.6 lakh total cases.
An analysis of second and third waves reveals that just 75 days - or 11% of total days of the pandemic - accounted for 68% or more than two-thirds of the total cases. While the current wave has recorded 3.22 lakh cases between January 1 and 30, 45 days between April 8 and May 22 had recorded 4.56 lakh cases.