111 test positive for Covid-19

Vadodara: A fresh peak in Covid-19 cases was made with 111 persons testing positive for Covid-19 in the city and district since Tuesday evening. The high numbers have not led to a major panic as they were identified from 1,926 tests, the highest so far, and the positivity ratio remained low.
With the 111 new cases, the total number of persons found infected in the city and district since the pandemic began went up to 6,647. With the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirming one more death due to Covid-19 as the primary cause of death, the total number of such deaths went up to 124.
Sources said that the tests included several persons who were being tested randomly using rapid antigen tests. The largest number of new cases were reported from the west zone of the VMC where 299 persons were found positive. Twenty cases were detected in the north zone, 18 in the south zone and 13 in the east zone of the civic body.
The areas from where cases were reported include Warasiya, Karelibaug, Gori, Sama, Vasna Road, Nagarwada, Danteshwar, Navayard, Manjalpur, Mandvi, Gorwa, New VIP Road, Akota, Subhanpura, Wadi, Ajwa Road, Chhani, Atladara, Fatehpura, Waghodiya Road, Raopura, Ellora Park, Akshar Chowk, Tarsali, Panigate and Alkapuri.
Thirty cases were reported from areas outside the VMC limits in Vadodara district. These included people from Dabhoi, Dabhasa, Pipli, Padra, Desar, Karjan, Shinor, Segwa, Sevasi, Koyali, Ranoli, Karodiya and Savli. One person from Ahmedabad also tested positive in Vadodara.
With 48 more being discharged, the total number of discharged patients in the city went up to 5,322 leaving 1,201 under treatment. These include 56 on ventilators or BiPAP machines whose condition is serious.