Vadodara death toll reaches 55

Vadodara: For the first time since May 5, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has confirmed deaths of Covid-19 positive persons on two consecutive days. After declaring three Covid-19 infected persons dead on Monday, the civic body declared two others dead on Tuesday, taking the toll to 55.
Eyebrows have been raised regarding the delay by the VMC in declaring Covid-19 positive persons dead after much delay. The VMC has been arguing that it declared deaths as soon as death audits were completed even as hospitals claim that there are no inordinate delays in submitting death audits.
The two deaths included in the health bulletin by the civic body include one due to Covid-19 as the primary cause and one due to comorbidities. Of the 55 deaths, only 10 have been attributed to Covid-19 being the primary reason.
The fresh number of cases reported in a single day also made peak for the second consecutive day.
Fifty new cases were reported on Monday from 279 tests. On Tuesday, 52 new cases were reported from 282 tests conducted since Monday evening in the city and district. The total number of Covid-19 cases reported since the pandemic began has now gone up to 2,280.
The highest number of fresh Covid-19 patients were reported from south zone of the city where 15 tested positive.
This was followed by north zone where 11 cases were detected. Seven cases each were found in the east and west zone of the city. Twelve fresh cases came to light in the rural areas of the district.
In all, 624 persons remained hospitalized including 39 in a serious condition on ventilators or BiPAP machines. Thirty-eight persons were discharged from home isolation and hospitals in the city taking the total number of discharged patients to 1,601.