Seven more test positive in city, elderly woman dies

TNN | Apr 27, 2020, 04:30 IST

Mandvi area being locked down after a positive case emerged

Vadodara: Seven more persons tested positive for Covid-19 and a woman died due to the disease, taking the death toll to 13 in Vadodara.
Out of 249 samples that were tested since Saturday evening, seven were found positive. One case was reported from the Kalupura locality of Navapura, four in Nagarwada and one each from Goyagate Society in Shiyabaug and Dudhwala Mohalla in Panigate area.
The deceased has been identified as 63-year-old woman Bhikhi Prajapati who had tested positive on Saturday. She was admitted at the SSG Hospital where she breathed her last.
According to official data, 169 patients were admitted at various facilities in the city. The condition of 162 of these patients was stable, five were on life support system and two on oxygen.
Officer on special duty for Covid-19, Dr Vinod Rao, met the elected representatives and key functionaries of the ruling BJP in Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) to apprise them of the situation. Details of the preparedness for the epidemic was also discussed at the meeting.