Covid case tally crosses 50,000-mark in Vadodara

VADODARA: Covid-19 cases in Vadodara city and district crossed 50,000-mark as the tally reached 50,504 on Friday. The cases continued too rise consistently with 989 reported in the 24 hours ending on 5pm on Friday evening.
The new patients were detected from 10,521 tests conducted during the period that is the highest number of Covid tests conducted in a day so far. With 12 more deaths being confirmed by the death audit committees the official toll of deaths due to Covid-19 reached 447.
The new cases included 465 detected from the areas of the district outside the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits. In the city, 125 cases were detected from the east zone, 138 from the west zone, 132 from the north zone and 129 from the south zone.
On Friday, 754 persons were discharged from various hospitals as well as home isolation. This left 9,413 active cases including 358 in a serious condition on BiPAP machines or ventilators and 571 on oxygen support.
Hospitalization continued to remain on the decline on the third consecutive day. Against 10,820 patients hospitalized on Thursday evening, 10,648 patients were hospitalized on Friday evening.