Cases stay low even amid ramped up Covid-19 testing

Vadodara: Despite testing reaching new highs in the city and district, number of fresh cases detected in the past 24 hours since Monday evening have gone down as compared to the previous day.
Of the 3,528 samples tested between Monday and Tuesday evening, 125 tested positive. In the preceding 24 hours between Sunday and Monday evening, 3,343 tests were conducted of which 127 were detected positive.
Out of the new cases, 85 were detected in VMC limits, while 40 tested positive in areas outside VMC limits. Within the VMC limits, the west zone accounted for the highest number of new cases with 27 here testing positive. This was followed by the south zone and north zone where 22 and 21 new cases were detected. As many as 15 new cases came to light in the east zone of the city.
With the 125 fresh cases, the total number of cases that have come to light in the city and district since the pandemic began has increased to 9,918 cases. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) confirmed one more death due to Covid-19 being the primary reason. With this the total number of deaths went up to 164 so far.
Total 102 persons were discharged from hospitals or home isolation on Tuesday .