Vadodara: 627 new cases, nine more succumb

VADODARA: New Covid-19 cases reported in the city and district crossed 600 with 627 persons testing positive on Friday. The death of nine persons was confirmed officially taking the official toll to 318.
Fresh cases were detected from 6,961 tests conducted in the city and district. With this the total number of cases registered in the city and district so far went up to 38,635. The deaths confirmed on Friday may have taken place earlier, but were only confirmed as Covid-19 deaths only on Friday.
New cases include 317 from the district outside city limits. In the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) areas, 75 cases were reported from the east zone, 80 from the west zone, 78 from the north zone and 77 from the south zone.
The discharge figures too started gaining momentum, but fell far short of the new cases. As many as 448 persons were discharged from home isolation and hospitals. This took the total number of persons who recovered from Covid-19 to 32,347.
In all, 5,970 active cases remained in the city and district including 261 on ventilators or BIPAP machines. As many as 397 others were on oxygen support.