Surat death toll at 317 as 15 more succumb, 207 new cases

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Monday urged industrial units, offices and residential societies to use a oximeter to check the oxygen level of individuals visiting the premises.
Five more doctors and as many nurses tested positive on Monday.
SMC commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani said that if oxygen oxygen level of anyone is found below 94, he/she should immediately be referred to government or private hospital. “We have come across cases where a person was found to have oxygen level below 94 and the medical team adviced him to get admitted into hospital but he did not report to hospitals and later died. Therefore, I urge all concerned societies, business houses, industrial units to ensure that oxygen level does not drop below 94,” Pani said.
On Monday, Surat city reported 207 fresh Covid-19 cases, again highest in the state. According to SMC officials, 15 patients succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday taking the death toll to 317 in the city.
Varachha (A) reported the highest number of cases with 40 persons found infected.