Steady trickle of cases in rural Vadodara

Vadodara: The steady trickle of cases from the rural parts of Vadodara district continued with four persons from outside the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits testing positive. With the fresh cases, the total number of cases in the district outside city limits went up to 77.
In all, with 32 more tested positive for Covid-19 since Tuesday evening, the total number of cases in Vadodara city and district went up to 1,372 including the 77 cases in rural areas. The death toll remained at 47 with the VMC not confirming deaths of Covid-19 positive cases in the city.
The number of tests conducted in the city continued to rise with 185 tests being conducted in the city. Sources, however, said that the rising numbers were also due to private hospitals getting tests of patients admitted in their hospitals conducted. These include tests done ahead of surgeries.
Sources said that the cases in the rural areas had seen a spike after the lockdown was relaxed. Three cases were reported in the rural areas on Monday and nine on Sunday. The cases included that of a man working in the godown of a pan masala company. Earlier, some vegetable and fruit vendors have also tested positive in the district.
Fifteen persons were discharged on Tuesday taking the total number of discharged patients up to 871. As many as 454 persons remained admitted in various facilities or in home isolation in the district. These include 60 on oxygen support and 32 on ventilators or BIPAP machines.