Diamond city records below 1000 cases for the first time after 26 days

Surat | Saturday | 8th May, 2021

Summary:

The numbers of those recovering form Covid-19 remained high as 1,670 patients were discharged from different hospitals of city on Friday.

Total 85,748 people have recovered in city hospitals till now.

Currently, 49,900 patients are being under home quarantine.

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The Diamond City after almost a month of reeling under Covid saw daily new cases drop below the 1,000-mark.

On Friday, after 26 days, city registered 903 new cases taking the overall tally to 99,369.

The day also saw eight patients succumb to the virus taking the city’s total toll to 1,487.

Last time when the city witnessed less than 1,000 new cases was on April 10.

The numbers of those recovering form Covid-19 remained high as 1,670 patients were discharged from different hospitals of city on Friday.

Total 85,748 people have recovered in city hospitals till now.

Currently, 49,900 patients are being under home quarantine.

Despite the overall dip in numbers, Rander and Athwa zone continued to report highest number of new cases.

Total 233 persons living in Rander zone tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday while 213 new cases were reported from Athwa Zone.