Surat city records 781 new cases, nine deaths

Surat: Surat city recorded 781 new coronavirus cases and nine deaths on Wednesday.
According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), among the deceased included a 35-year-old woman from Mora Bhagal, a 55-year-old man from Begumpura and a 54-year-old man from Mota Varachha among others.
Rander recorded highest daily Covid-19 cases with 211, with the least cases reported from Varachha (B) zone (51).
SMC officials said, as on Wednesday, 45,100 people are under home quarantine and 2,479 Covid-19 patients were under treatment in different hospitals in the city.
With the rise in cases of mucormycosis, a special ward was set up at New Civil Hospital (NCH) in Surat. “There are currently 25 patients under treatment for mucormycosis in NCH. Three patients have undergone surgeries,” SMC said in an officials statement.