Hotspots and nearby areas add to new cases

Vadodara: Despite new Covid-19 cases surfacing in the city, Monday brought major relief for Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) because they were reported from hotspots or nearby areas. With 18 fresh Covid-19 cases reported since Sunday evening, total number of persons infected in the city and district rose to 873.
The fresh cases included 17 that were reported from Panigate, Wadi, Navapura, Yakutpura, Baranpura, Rajmahal Road, Fatehpura and Patthargate areas of the city. Only one case from Manjalpur area was from a locality that has not witnessed Covid-19 cases earlier.
The western zone of the city that had been witnessing a steady trickle of cases since the past few days did not see a single case on Monday. The east, north and south zones of VMC reported eight, seven and three cases. Of the 873 cases registered in Vadodara, 32 are from rural areas outside VMC limits while five are from outside the district itself.
The positive cases since Sunday evening were of 127 tests for which reports were available. The toll remained at 38 as VMC did not declare any more deaths despite more Covid-19 positive persons having succumbed to viral infection or other comorbidities. Sources said death audit reports of some cases had also been submitted.
Twelve Covid-19 patients were discharged in the city on Monday. These included four each from SSG Hospital, GMERS Gotri Hospital and home isolation. The total number of discharged patients now stands at 511.