Former MLA amongst 76 new cases in Vadodara

Vadodara: Covid-19 cases continued to spike in the city and district with a fresh peak of 76 cases on Tuesday. The cases were detected from 546 samples that were tested since Monday evening taking the total number of positive cases in the city up to 3,219.
The new cases included former BJP MLA from Karjan assembly constituency Satish Patel aka Nishaliya. He was admitted to a private hospital in the city. Former standing committee chairman Yogendra aka Ballu Sukhadiya from BJP who had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier died on Tuesday morning.
A senior health official said that Sukhadiya had been admitted again after he was discharged after treatment for Covid-19. He added Sukhadiya also had comorbid conditions that may have led to the situation.
The fresh cases included 21 cases in the south zone, 20 in the north zone, 11 in the west zone and five in the east zone in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits. In other parts of the district 19 cases were detected. These were found from Savli, Shinor, Padra, Dabhoi, Sayajipura and Bhayli.
Details of patients discharged from various hospitals and home isolation revealed that 79 persons were discharged on Tuesday, including two from home isolation. This leaves 785 persons under hospitalisation including 36 on ventilators or BiPAP machines and 139 on oxygen support. The condition of remaining 610 patients is said to be stable.