Dip in new cases brings positivity in diamond city

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) authorities heaved a sigh of relief with decrease in the number of Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday. The city recorded 180 Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 6,907.
Since the last fortnight, the city has been recording an average of 200 Covid-19 positive cases everyday. However, this is first time that the cases have decreased on Saturday.
Official sources said that the hotspots in Katargam zone continued to register high number of cases with about 40 cases recorded on Saturday itself.
Varachha (A) recorded 28 cases, Varachha (B) 26 and 16 cases each in Limbayat and Central zone, respectively.
Three more Covid-19 positive patients including 45-year-old male from Varachha (A), 60-year-old man from Katargam zone and 52-year-old male from Central zone succumbed to the infection on Saturday.
All the three deceased were suffering from co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, blood pressure and kidney disease.
About 114 patients were discharged after they recovered fully on Saturday. About 4,256 patients have recovered so far in the city.