Surat city records 823 cases

Surat: Surat city recorded 823 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths due to infections on Monday, one of the lowest in recent weeks.
According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, among those who died included a 30-year-old man from Mora Bhagal, a 33-year-old man from Varachha, A 41-year-old man from Mota Varachha and a 57-year-old man from Nanpura among others.
Among the eight civic zones in the city, Rander recorded highest daily Covid-19 cases with 214 while the lowest daily cases were recorded in Varachha (B) zone which clocked 54 cases.
As on Monday, 47,000 people are under home quarantine and 2,678 patients are under treatment in different Covid-19 hospitals in the city.
As the number of infection cases are decreasing, the demand for oxygen is also reducing. According to government officials, on April 11, the demand for oxygen was 181.95 MT per day which increased up to 242 MT on April 22. But now, it has fallen to 149 MT per day on May 9.