Sharp rise in tests, positive cases go down

Vadodara: The number of tests conducted in the city and district saw a sharp rise with 2,655 tests being conducted in the city and district in 24 hours ending Tuesday evening, the highest so far. With 124 new cases being detected from these tests the total number of cases reached 9,045.
Sources said that an increasing number of people were keen to get themselves tested in wake of cases being reported around them. While the number of tests increased by 246 tests as compared to Monday, the number of positive cases went down marginally.
On Monday, 126 persons had tested positive from 2,409 samples that was the highest number of tests conducted till Monday.
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirmed two more deaths on Tuesday due to Covid-19 being the primary cause. The number of such deaths in the city and district now stands at 154. However, this does not include the deaths caused by comorbidities or other ailments.