Heartening signs: 88% fall in daily cases, vaccination up 71% in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: The state and city’s daily Covid cases are going down and the figures for vaccination are improving for the past fortnight, reveals an analysis. The daily tally of 2,521 on Friday was the lowest in 48 days, whereas the deaths of 27 positive patients were the lowest in 51 days.
Analysis of the daily cases in Ahmedabad indicates that the city’s highest-ever daily tally was recorded at 5,790 on April 25.
Ever since, the city has recorded a fall in cases, with the tally of 336 on Friday at 70-day low. The city’s deaths have been in the single digit since May 20. In the last fortnight, the city has recorded fall of 88% in its daily cases.
On the other hand, the daily vaccination has improved by 71% - from 26,236 on May 13 to 44,759 on May 28.
“The focus on vaccinating 18-44 years age group became the game changer as it improved the count significantly. There is a slight rise in the first dose vaccination for 45+ year category, too,” said a health department official from AMC.