Diamond City fights on: 1,737 new cases, 16 deaths

Surat: With no respite in sight from the deadly virus, Diamond City on Friday recorded 1,737 new cases pushing the city’s tally to 90,445 so far. “As on Friday, 3,605 Covid-19 patients were under treatment in different hospitals in the city. About 47,900 people are under home quarantine in the city,” said an official of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, adding that 16 patients also succumbed to the virus on Friday.
The victims included a 40-year-old man from Variyavi bazaar, a 42-year-old man from Kapodra, a 42-year-old woman from Vijaynagar, and a 49-year-old man from Nanpura in the city.
Of the fresh infections, Rander and Athwa zones continue to remain Covid hotspots reporting highest daily cases for the past few months. Athwa recorded 371 cases, while Rander recorded 377 on Friday.
In Surat district, 274 new cases were reported and five patients succumbed to the virus on Friday. The death toll due to Covid-19 reached 344 in Surat district.