AHMEDABAD: Analysis of the weekly growth trends for the
Covid-19 cases in Gujarat from December 5 to 11 reveals that the daily growth rate for Ahmedabad district rose from 0.68% in the previous week to 1.09%, the third-highest in the state.
Kheda with 1.32% was the highest, followed by 1.21% by Dang. While Dang recorded a rise from 0.22%, it was a dip for Kheda which had recorded an average daily growth rate of 1.9% the previous week.
Experts said that the rate indicates the hotspots and how they perform over the period. The weekly analysis reveals that 10 districts including Ahmedabad recorded higher rates than Gujarat.
The average daily growth rate for Covid-19 cases was 0.75% from November 28 to December 4, which rose to 0.81% from December 5 to 11.
Surat district, second in terms of the overall positive cases of the viral infection, was at 15th spot with 0.71%.
Analyzing the change after Diwali, the experts said that daily cases have reduced significantly – from the peak of 1,607 on November 27 to 1,204 on December 12, the dip of 25% in a fortnight.
Dr J P Modi, medical superintendent of
Civil Hospital, said that the patient age profile has not changed much since Diwali. “About 60% of the admitted patients are above 50 years of age and have co-morbidities. However, the dependence on oxygen and requirement for ventilators has reduced significantly,” he said.
Dr Bharat Gadhvi, president of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association, said that as of Saturday morning, the share of occupied beds was 47% out of 3,747 beds available - the lowest in more than a month. “The occupancy of ICUs and ventilators on non-requisited beds was 52% and 56%, showing a definite dip in the severe cases in the city,” he said.
The indicators for the health administrators are to focus on the districts with higher urban population, even as some smaller districts have also recorded a spike in the recent past, said, city-based experts.