Surat: For the second consecutive day, seven patients, all males, succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the city on Tuesday,
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) said that the city reported 615 new cases on Tuesday- the second highest daily cases in the state after Ahmedabad. Athwa and Rander zones have been reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases and Tuesday was no exception Athwa zone reported 109 cases while Rander had 100.
The patients who died included an 82-year-old from Puna Gaam, 59-year-old from Dindoli, 68-year-old from Udhna, 45-year-old from Althan, 55-year-old from Limbayat and an 86-year-old from Adajan area.
The number of patients admitted in hospitals went up to 1,557 which included 782 in New Civil Hospital and 590 in SMC-run SMIMER Hospital.
Rural and semi-urban parts of Surat district also witnessed a surge in infection. On Tuesday, Surat district reported 196 Covid-19 cases, taking the total number to 15,971 so far.