Rajkot: Six persons undergoing treatment for Covid-19 died in 24 hours ending Thursday morning in Rajkot district. This is the highest number of people succumbing to coronavirus since October 2020. Meanwhile, 146 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday in Rajkot.
According to Rajkot health officials, this is the new peak of fresh cases since August last year. They further said that though six persons undergoing Covid-19 treatment had died in various hospitals, the death audit committee will give a report on the primary cause of death of these patients.
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC)’s official release stated that total 150 people had died due to coronavirus in the last one year.
RMC officials stated that currently, the city had 624 active cases out of that 370 people were under treatment at their homes. The case tally in Rajkot had reached 18,116 since March last year.
According to RMC officials, all members of at least 20 families in Rajkot have tested positive. The spike in cases were reported from ward 7,14, 8, 9 and 10, which include several posh areas like Yagnik Road, Gondal Road, Tagore Road, Kalavad Road, Panchvati Road and University Road.