Covid batters Surat district, number of cases rise to 547

Surat: The number of Covid-19 cases in Surat rural went up to 547 with 22 more testing positive on Tuesday. Choryasi and Kamrej reported seven cases each while rest were from Olpad, Palsana and Bardoli talukas.
A 52-year-old man from Vav village in Kamrej taluka succumbed to the infection at New Civil Hospital in Surat, taking the death toll in the rural areas to 16. Eleven patients were also discharged, taking the total recoveries to 287.
In Bharuch district, 14 new positive cases surfaced, taking the total cases to 232. Six of these cases were reported from Ankleshwar, three from Bharuch, four from Jambusar and one case from Vagra.
Dr Nilesh Patel, epidemic medical officer (EMO), Bharuch said, “After Jambusar, Ankleshwar is fast turning into a Covid hotspot. Door-to-door survey in the town has been intensified and those detected with mild symptoms are being tested for Covid.”