Vadodara crosses 4,000 mark in cases

Vadodara: The number of Covid-19 cases detected in the city and district since the pandemic began has crossed 4,000 mark with 91 more cases being added to the tally since Thursday evening.
With the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirming two more deaths, the toll due to Covid-19 also increased to 72.
The new cases were detected from 614 samples tested since Thursday evening. The number is the highest so far. This alarming figure also pushed up the number of positive cases in the city to 4,010.
The north zone of VMC registered the highest number of positive cases as 24 persons here tested positive. This was followed by west zone where 22 cases were reported and the south zone that saw 18 new cases. Seven cases were reported in the east zone of the city.
In the areas of the district outside VMC limits, 20 cases were reported. These cases included persons from Karjan, Padra, Kanjat, Por, Bhayli, Undera, Bil and Dabhoi.
As many as 39 patients were discharged from hospitals as well as home isolation in the city. With these the total number of discharged patients reached up to 3,188.
This includes those patients who tested positive for Covid-19, but died due to co-morbidities.
The condition of 39 persons who were on ventilators or BIPAP machines as well as 132 on oxygen support is said to be serious. Including them, 750 persons are under hospitalisation or home isolation.