Fresh cases emerge from new areas in western parts of Vadodara

VADODARA: Fresh Covid-19 cases were reported on Wednesday from pockets in the western parts of the city that had not witnessed any cases so far. In all 29 persons tested positive for the coronavirus in Vadodara city and district since Tuesday evening.
According to details furnished by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), 146 samples were tested since Tuesday night of which 29 were found infected taking total number of cases in the city to 933.
Out of the fresh cases, 13 were reported from the east zone of VMC, four from the west zone, 10 from the north zone and one from the south zone. One case was also reported from Padra outside VMC limits.
The new areas that were affected included Makrand Desai Road, Ambika Nagar in Gotri and Mangalam Tenements in Akota, where one case each was reported. Patel Colony in Akota saw its second case with a man whose wife had tested positive earlier also testing positive.
In the city, the north zone remained the worst affected area with 416 cases being reported from there. This is followed by east zone with 297 cases, south zone with 124 cases and west zone with 54 cases. Parts of the district outside VMC limits have registered 35 cases so far while seven others are people from outside the district.
Eleven persons were discharged from various facilities taking the total number of discharged patients to 530. As many as 361 persons remained under treatment including seven on ventilators or BIPAP machines and 11 on oxygen.