Ahmedabad, Surat account for 41% Covid cases in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: On Tuesday, Gujarat recorded 93 new Covid positive cases, second consecutive day for the state to record below 100 cases. Only Ahmedabad (20) and Surat (18) recorded cases in double digit, and accounted for 41% of the new cases.
Analysis of active cases reveals that out of 3,230 cases, 1,162 or 36% are from Ahmedabad district alone. Ahmedabad is the only district with more than 1,000 active cases in Gujarat. The number of hospitalized patients however is all-time low with only eight patients admitted in the private hospitals and 40-odd patients in Civil Hospital. “Majority of hospitals have started converting Covid wards into general or specialty wards depending on the requirement. However, bare minimum infrastructure will be earmarked if the need arises. All hospitals are also asked to remain ready for scale-up if required,” said Dr Bharat Gadhvi, president of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association .
Gujarat saw deaths of only two patients, which is lowest in over 100 days. Deaths of one patient each was recorded in Ahmedabad city and Tapi district.