7 more test positive, woman dies

TNN | Apr 28, 2020, 04:05 IST

With Covid-19 tally rising to 248, markets are barricaded in the city

Vadodara: Seven persons tested positive even as an elderly woman died due to Covid-19 in Vadodara. Much to the relief of the officials, no new areas were affected by the viral outbreak.
Six of the fresh cases were reported from the Nagarwada, while one was from the Wadi area of the city. While Nagarwada has emerged as the epicentre of Covid-19, Wadi has also seen cases in the past. With the fresh cases, the Covid-19 tally in the city increased to 248.
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) said that 148 samples were tested since last Thursday evening. The north zone remained the worst affected area in the city with 203 positive cases so far.
The east zone of VMC is second amongst the four zone with 21 cases including one on Monday. Most of the cases are from the Wadi area.
The woman who died on Monday has been identified as Faridabanu Saiyed (50) from the Mehboobpura locality in Navapura. She died at the SSG Hospital on Monday morning. She was the fourteenth victim of the disease.
Those admitted in the hospitals include four who are on oxygen while four others who are on ventilators or BiPAP machines. The condition of the remaining 166 patients is said to be stable.