50 cases in one day makes Athwa see red

Surat: The city on Sunday reported 209 fresh cases pushing the tally to 11,399 cases so far, while on the same day seven more patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 504. Again, 189 patients too were discharged from hospitals after recovery. City’s upscale Athwa zone reported the highest cases with 50 positives and has over 1,185 cases till now.
Meanwhile, the civic body’s enforcement team collected Rs 38,323 as penalty from 165 people for not following the safety protocols including wearing of masks in public places, at shops on Sunday. SMC has collected more than Rs 1 crore as penalty from people till now. Surat rural reported 28 fresh Covid-19 cases and five deaths on Sunday. tnn