First time after three days, no fresh peak made

Vadodara: For the first time after three days, the number new Covid-19 cases did not make a peak in the city and district. Out of 2,355 tests conducted since Wednesday evening, 116 positive cases were detected.
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and district administration continued to ensure that the number of tests increased consistently. The 2,355 tests conducted in the 24 hours since Wednesday evening remained the highest so far. The positivity rate was pushed further down with 4.92 per cent persons testing positive, the lowest after testing gained momentum.
In the city, the highest number of new cases were detected in the west zone where 27 persons tested positive followed by the north zone where 21 persons tested positive. Twenty cases were found in the east zone and the south zone accounted for 14 tests.
Areas of the district outside VMC limits reported 34 fresh Covid-19 cases. The cases were reported from Sayajipura, Varnama, Por, Dashrath, Vemali, Savli, Shinor, Karjan, Padra and Dabhoi.
The total number of positive cases in the city and district now stands at 7,576. Two more deaths were confirmed by the VMC taking the total number of deceased to 136. The deaths include only those due to Covid-19 as the primary cause and not those due to comorbidities being the main reason for death.
As many as 108 persons were discharged from various hospitals in the city taking the total number of patients discharged so far to 5,843. These include patients who tested positive for Covid-19, but died due to comorbidities or other ailments being the primary reason for death.
The number of active cases in the city now stands at 1,587. Out of these 59 patients are on ventilators or BIPAP machines and 161 others are on oxygen support.