COVID Update: 4 Dead, 501 fresh cases recorded

  • | Friday | 26th March, 2021

Covid numbers are picking up in the diamond city, Read the details here.

The surge in Covid-19 infection continued in Diamond City with 501 new cases reported even as four women succumbed on Thursday.

Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) chief Banchhanidhi Pani on Thursday held a meeting with businessmen from the diamond industry and sought their help in controlling the virus. He urged them to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines and ensure that their workers get Covid-19 tests done once a week.

“On Wednesday, 2,471 people from the textile industry were tested of which 61 were found to be infected. Similarly, 1,000 people from the diamond industry of which 50 of them were found to be Covid-19 positive,” SMC officials said.

SMC appealed to all those who are under home quarantine and under home isolation not to venture out for the safety of others.
Meanwhile, the Surat district recorded 127 new cases on Thursday.


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