Vadodara sees marginal dip in cases for first time in a month

Vadodara: Left gasping by the continuous rise in number of Covid cases since last month, there was some respite for Vadodara on Saturday. For the first time since April 8, new cases registered were lower — marginally though — than the figures of the previous day.
On Saturday, 975 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Vadodara as compared to Friday’s 989. Health officials, however, said that one could say that the city and district was on the downward slope of the second wave if this trend of dip in cases is sustained for a few more days. The officials also informed that the hospitalisation figures are under control in the city and district.
According to the details released by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), 10,156 tests were conducted in the 24 hours ending on Saturday evening. The 975 new cases include 467 in areas of the district outside VMC limits. Total 51,479 Covid cases have been recorded in Vadodara so far.
VMC also confirmed 11 deaths due to Covid-19 on Saturday, taking Vadodara’s total death toll to 458. These numbers do not include those who tested positive for Covid-19, but are said to have died due to comorbidities or other ailments.
As many as 832 persons were discharged on Friday taking the total number of recovered patients to 41,476. Vadodara now has 9,545 active cases, including 361 persons on ventilators or BIPAP machines as well as 576 on oxygen support.