27 localities out of red zone, to get some relaxations

Vadodara: Residents of 27 localities will be able to enjoy some relaxations as the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has put their apartments, building, and societies from red zone to orange zone.
Some of them include Dwarkesh Society near Polo Ground, Balaji Duplex near Parivar crossroads, Maninagar in Manjalpur, Kamal Park on Warasiya Ring Road, Gaurav Society near Panigate and government quarters at Navi Dharti.
Movement of residents was strictly prohibited in these areas where citizens had access to only permitted essential services. The state government has permitted only essential services in containment zones.
Meanwhile, city continued to witness a spike in Covid-19 cases as 30 people tested positive since Saturday night, taking the total number of cases to 855 by Sunday evening. A majority of cases were from Panigate, Yakutpura, Wadi and Rajmahal Road which have witnessed cases in the past while scattered cases were also reported Impiniyam flat, Chhani and Patel Colony near Dinesh Mill area in Akota. The patients who have tested positive are in the age group of 20 to 76 years.
The positive tests reported on Sunday were from results of 145 tests conducted since Saturday evening of which 115 tested negative. The 855 positive cases include 32 from rural areas of Vadodara district, five from outside the district and rest from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits.
North and east zones continued to be the worst-affected zones within the VMC limits with 383 and 272 positive cases respectively.
Of the 318 patients who are currently under treatment in government and private hospitals, condition of 303 patients is said to be stable, nine patients are being treated with oxygen support while six others are on ventilator.
In all seven patients were discharged on Sunday. These included four from GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Gotri and three from home isolation. With this, the total number of discharged patients now stands at 499.