Surge in positive cases continues in south Gujarat

Surat: Like the city, coronavirus has spread its tentacles in the rural areas of Surat as well. About 58 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded from the district, taking the total cases to 635 on Thursday.
Three persons — a 50-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man from Kamrej and a 54-year-old man from Choriyasi — succumbed to the deadly virus in the past 24 hours.
Bharuch district recorded 13 fresh Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases in the district to 276 on Friday.
Jambusar taluka recorded five Covid-19 positive cases followed by four cases in Bharuch town.
Dr Nilesh Patel, epidemic medical officer, said, “Jambuar and Bharuch towns have turned into the coronavirus hotspot. Till now, 100 cases have been reported from Bharuch town, whereas 91 cases have been reported from Jambusar taluka.”
Meanwhile, Navsari district recorded six fresh Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 143.
A 70-year-old woman in Tapi district was detected Covid-19 positive. Ranjan Panchal (70), a resident of Snehkunj Society in Vyara had visited his relative’s places in Unai on June 25.
On her return, she suffered from high fever and cough and later she tested Covid-19 positive.