Gujarat is at its stake in making a record in the spike in Covid cases. Added with 2,190 fresh cases across the state, Surat recorded a total of 745 cases. With the rising number of Covid 19 patients in hospitals Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to convert the multilevel parking lot of the SMIMER hospital run by it, into a Covid facility with 540 beds.

In Ahmedabad, over 2,000 patients are currently active cases. Surat and Ahmedabad combined, comprise over half of the state’s total 10,140 active cases. The daily test positivity rate shows no sign of decline and has only been on the increase. Surat New Civil hospital Covid nodal officer Dr. Amit Gamit says, “This year we have also found that a large number of females are admitted in the ICU ward. Last year we have found that the highest number of deaths were of males and this year the death ratio of females is high. We are also studying the new trend to find out the reason.”

A total of 621 active cases are found in the city undergoing treatment in different hospitals out of which 174 patients are in New Civil hospital and 93 are at SMIMER hospital run by SMC.

Surat health department data, a total of 6092 positive cases of males and 3629 positive cases of females to a total of 9721 positive cases had been reported from Surat city, since January to till date in the city.

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