1,472 more get infected in Surat city, 23 succumb

Surat: The Covid-19 case tally touched 83,250 in Surat city with 1,472 more testing positive for the virus on Monday. Meanwhile, 23 Covid-19 infected patients succumbed taking the toll to 1,344.
According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, the deceased include a 43-year-old man from Dindoli, a 45-year-old man from Pandesara, a 35-year-old woman from Parvat Patitya, a 42-year-old man from Palanpur, and a 35-year-old man from Althan in the city.
Rander and Athwa zones continued to report the highest daily cases. Athwa recorded 275 and 277 infections were reported from Rander on Monday. Currently, 4,003 Covid-19 patients were under treatment in different hospitals of Surat city.
Meanwhile, SMC on Monday lodged two FIRs against unidentified persons for removing micro-containment zones boards in different parts of the city.
According to SMC official, 85 people living in 29 houses in Vijaynagar (2) area in Udhna area were put under micro containment zone a few days back and were asked to remain inside their home under quarantine. The civic body had erected barricades marking the no-go zone. However, these barricades were found broken during checking by SMC’s enforcement team, which later lodged a complaint against unidentified persons.
In a similar incident, barricades in micro containment zone of Avirbhav society in Pandesara area were found broken during checking. Here 50 people of 15 houses were put under quarantine. A complaint was filed by SMC officials with the Pandesara police.