Fewer cases detected despite higher testing in Vadodara

VADODARA: Despite higher testing, the number of Covid-19 cases detected in the city and district during the 24 hours since Friday evening went down. Out of 3,227 samples that were tested, 121 samples were found positive.
The total number of positive cases in the city and district reached 9,543 after the new cases were reported. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirmed the death of two more persons taking the total number of deaths in the city and district to 160.
As many as 103 persons were discharged from various hospitals and home quarantine on Saturday. With this the total number of persons discharged after treatment crossed 8,000 and reached 8,053.
After the fresh round of discharges, 1,330 persons remained under treatment. These include 54 on ventilators or BIPAP machines and 147 on oxygen.