As recoveries outnumber new cases, Surat breathes in hope

Surat: The number of those recovered and discharged from hospital was much higher than the new cases reported in Surat city.
Total 598 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the Diamond City while 771 patients staged a recovery and were discharged from various hospitals on Saturday.
With Saturday’s addition of 598 new patients, city’s total tally of Covid cases now stands at 1,05,494.
As per the data released by the health department, 98,318 patients have so far recovered from the disease. Total eight patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 1,551. At present 42,050 persons are under home quarantine.
Rander Zone, which saw 167 people test positive, recorded the most new cases among the civic zones followed by Athwa zone with 162 cases of.
With 41 new patients Varachha A and Udhna zones reported the least numbers of cases. Athwa zone, with 21,451 cases so far, has been the most affected zones followed by Rander, 19,263 cases, and Katargam zone which has reported 14,707 cases.
In Surat district 208 new cases were reported taking the rural areas’ tally to 29,128. Six patients succumbed to the virus in the rural region taking the death toll to 411.