Surat: The total death toll in Surat city from Covid-19 touched 13 on Thursday after a 75-year-old woman, who also had co-morbid conditions, succumbed to the virus early in the morning. Farshida Khan, a resident of Omnagar in Dumbal area, was suffering from hypertension and diabetes too.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, 41 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Surat city taking the total positive case to 456 till evening. According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, Covid-19 positive cases are on the rise in Limbayat and central zone.
“Our health teams are actively involved in surveillance in high density slum areas in the city to find out more cases. We are taking samples from green zone as well,” said Banchhanidhi Pani, municipal commissioner, Surat.
Two more frontline doctors at New Civil Hospital, resident doctors Parul Goyal and Khusali Shroff too tested positive for Covid-19, said SMC officials. Earlier, Dr Mayur Kalsaria of Surat Civil Hospital had tested positive.
A second Covid-19 positive case was reported from Surat APMC on Thursday. “We have asked APMC people to inform SMC about Covid-19 symptoms so that we can stop further spread of the virus. We penalized 17 shop owners for not keeping sanitizers for its customers,” Pani said.
He further said that if SMC finds any coronavirus cases in places where it is distributing food packets, it would stop distribution and instead supply people with ration kits. On Thursday, SMC and NGOs provided food packets to more than 7.55 lakh people, he added.
Kiran multi-speciality hospital has decided to shut its operation till May 1 after 12 of its medical staff members tested Covid positive.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, 41 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Surat city taking the total positive case to 456 till evening. According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, Covid-19 positive cases are on the rise in Limbayat and central zone.
“Our health teams are actively involved in surveillance in high density slum areas in the city to find out more cases. We are taking samples from green zone as well,” said Banchhanidhi Pani, municipal commissioner, Surat.
Two more frontline doctors at New Civil Hospital, resident doctors Parul Goyal and Khusali Shroff too tested positive for Covid-19, said SMC officials. Earlier, Dr Mayur Kalsaria of Surat Civil Hospital had tested positive.
A second Covid-19 positive case was reported from Surat APMC on Thursday. “We have asked APMC people to inform SMC about Covid-19 symptoms so that we can stop further spread of the virus. We penalized 17 shop owners for not keeping sanitizers for its customers,” Pani said.
He further said that if SMC finds any coronavirus cases in places where it is distributing food packets, it would stop distribution and instead supply people with ration kits. On Thursday, SMC and NGOs provided food packets to more than 7.55 lakh people, he added.
Kiran multi-speciality hospital has decided to shut its operation till May 1 after 12 of its medical staff members tested Covid positive.
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