Testing, new cases make fresh peaks

Vadodara: New Covid-19 cases registered in the city made yet another peak with 120 cases being detected since Tuesday evening. With these, the total number of Covid-19 cases registered in the city went up to 7,460.
Despite over 2,000 tests being performed in the city and the number going up consistently, the positivity rate has remained around five per cent. On Monday and Tuesday, this was pegged at 5.13% against 4.96% on Sunday. On Wednesday, it came down marginally to around 5.1%.
In the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits, the highest number of cases were reported from the south zone where 37 persons tested positive. This was followed by the west zone where 21 cases were detected and the east zone where 17 cases came to light. The north zone of the city saw 11 new cases.
Thirty-four cases were reported from the areas of the Vadodara district outside the VMC limits. The places where these cases were found included Karjan, Savli, Shinor, Dabhoi, Por, Padra, Karodiya, Koyli, Dashrath, Sokhda and Ankodiya.
As many as 40 persons were discharged from different hospitals and home quarantine taking the total number of discharged persons to 5,745. This leaves 1,581 persons under treatment including 61 persons in a serious condition on ventilators or BIPAP machines.
The VMC also confirmed the death of one more person due to Covid-19 as the primary cause of death. This took the total number of deceased in the city and district to 134 even as many more have died due to comorbidities.