At 187, Gzb sees lowest single-day Covid cases in May

Ghaziabad/Noida: At 187 cases, Ghaziabad on Saturday reported the single-lowest tally in May, taking the total to 53,887.
On Friday, the district had reported 1,003 cases and since the outbreak of the pandemic there were eight occasions when single-day cases crossed the 1,000 mark and Friday was one among them. When asked about the sudden drop in cases on Saturday, an official from the health department said that the test results of a few days from a couple of private laboratories were awaited which came on Friday.
The district also reported eight deaths on Saturday taking the toll to 413. About 1,218 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours and with this total discharged till date stood at 51,215. Total active cases as on Saturday were 2,259.
The district on Saturday vaccinated 9,279 people at 48 government centres and in 81 sessions. While 5,585 people were administered vaccines in the 18-plus age group, 2,752 got jabs in the 45-plus category and 877 were above 60 years. Apart from that, 31 healthcare workers and 43 front line workers also received the jab on Saturday.
Menwhile, 213 new Covid cases were reported in the Guatam Budh Nagar district on Saturday, taking the tally to 61,497. Of the total, 56,457 patients have recovered. Among the remaining ones, 4,626 are undergoing treatment either at home or in hospitals. Three deaths were also reported from the district due to Covid. The total number of patients who have succumbed to the virus have increased to 414.
Meanwhile, 8,493 people werr vaccinated in Gautam Budh Nagar district in 61 centres and of them, 5,592 were in the 18-44 category.