Surat city records 85 new Covid cases, one death

Surat: The downward curve of Covid-19 continued as Surat city recorded below-100 cases for the second day in running. The diamond city recorded 85 new cases and one Covid-19 death on Friday. According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, a 45-year-old man from Velanja succumbed to the virus.
Rander zone recorded the highest daily cases at 21 followed by Athwa zone which recorded 16 cases on Friday. The Central zone of the city recorded the lowest cases with five persons testing positive for the coronavirus.
SMC officials said that 108 Covid-19 patients were discharged from different hospitals of the city on Friday. At present 399 Covid-19 patients are under treatment at different hospitals in the city.
On the vaccination front, 20,794 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in Surat city on Friday which included 18,118 doses to the age group of 18-44 years. In Surat district, 48 people tested positive for Covid-19 and two patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 467.