284 more patients discharged in Surat, 159 others test positive

Surat: Surat city reported more recoveries than fresh cases on Sunday when the city saw 284 Covid-19 patients discharged from different hospitals after full recovery, while only 159 new cases emerged.
However, five patients succumbed to the virus on Sunday taking the death toll in the city to 574 so far.
Of the 159 fresh cases, the highest was reported in Katargam with 30, followed by 27 in Rander, 26 in Central, 22 in Athwa, 18 each in Limbayat and Varachha (A), 14 in Udhna and four in Varachha (B) zone.
Meanwhile, Surat rural reported 66 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday taking the total number of Covid-19 positive cases to 3,560 in the district. Four deaths due to the virus pushed the Covid toll to 164 in the district.