Active Covid-19 cases increase more in Ahmedabad’s west

AHMEDABAD: The western part of the city — made up of three of the city’s seven municipal zones, West, North West and South West — for the last four days has been accounting for more than 50% of the city’s active cases and is also accounting for the major chunk of new cases.
The North West Zone of the city, comprising the Bodakdev, Thaltej, Ghatlodia and Gota wards, has reported the maximum increase in the number of active case.
The number of active cases in the city increased by145 cases in the last four days, and of these 123 cases were from the western part of the city. The North West Zone saw its active cases increase by 51. The West Zone — Naranpura, Navrangpura, Paldi, Vasna and Stadium areas — reported 45 cases.
Officials said that the third greatest increase in active cases, 27, was from the South Zone which covers Jodhpur, Bopal, Sarkhej, Maktampura, Vejalpur and Sarkhej.
The officials said that the figure of 145 more active cases was after considering the discharges in this period. Officials said that city in the last four days reported 421 cases, with the majority from the western part of the city. Officials said the number of micro-containment zones was also higher in the western part of the city.
The officials said that an analysis of data from th Aarogya Setu app also reveals that the maximum number of infected people are in the western part of the city. Officials also said that there are also more malls and business establishment in the western part of the city.
Officials said an analysis reveals that the number of Covid patients in hospitals is more from the western part. They said compliance with the mandatory masks rules and social distancing was also lower in the western part of the city. He said about 50% of fines for not wearing masks were imposed in the western part.