VADODARA: The
number of
new Covid-19 cases in the city and district remained under 100 for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Vadodara saw 96 new cases being reported in the city during the 24 hours ending on Thursday evening.
Besides remaining in double digits since Tuesday, the number of new Covid-19 cases has been on a decline since about a month now. Off late, the number of discharged patients has increased significantly. This has led to the number of
persons in
hospitals declining steadily.
On Thursday, 1,587 persons were under treatment including those in hospitals and others in home isolation. As many as 57 of these were on ventilators or
BIPAP machines while another 160 were on oxygen support. The death toll due to the
pandemic remained at 209 with
VMC confirming no more deaths in the city or district.