Vadodara: The steady rise in the Covid-19 cases registered everyday in the city and district continued with 572 persons testing positive in the24 hours till 5pm on Wednesday. The administration confirmed seven more deaths due to Covid-19.
With the new cases registered on Wednesday, the total number of Covid-19 cases found positive during the pandemic reached 38,008. The 572new cases were detected from 6,491 tests conducted in the city and district.
The new cases include 287 from the district outside Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits and the remaining from within the city. The west zone of the city reported the highest number of cases in the city with 113 being found infected.
With the seven more deaths, the total number of deaths in the city and district reached 309. These deaths do not include those caused by comorbidities or other ailments.
As many as 419 persons were discharged from home isolation and various hospitals in the city. These left 5,800 active cases in the city and district. Of these, 246 are on ventilators or BIPAP machines and 376 are on oxygen support. The condition of 5,178 persons is said to be stable.