124 out of 2,940 tested found infected

Vadodara: Despite a significant rise in the number of Covid-19 tests conducted in the city and district since Wednesday night, the number of new cases detected in the city went down marginally. Out of 2,940 tests conducted in the city and district, 124 persons were found positive.
With the new cases, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the city and district went up to 9,295. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirmed two more Covid-19 deaths taking the total number of deaths up to 157 excluding those Covid-19 positive persons who may have died due to comorbidities or other diseases.
The healthy discharge rate of patients also continued with 166 persons being discharged from hospitals or home isolation. The fresh round of discharges took the total number of discharged patients to 7,800.
As many as 1,338 persons remain hospitalised or in self isolation after being found Covid-19 positive. These include 57 persons on ventilators or BIPAP machines and 147 persons breathing with the aid of oxygen.