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Diamond city records below 1000 cases for the first time after 26 days
- | Saturday | 8th May, 2021
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.
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. Varachha B zone reported the lowest number of cases, 62.
In Surat district 306 new cases were recorded taking the district overall tally to 27,129. Four deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded in the district taking the total death toll to 372. Total 23,327 recovered patients have been discharged from hospitals in district till now.
Meanwhile, due to shortage of vaccines, only a few citizens were given the appointments for vaccination at different centres. Following complaints of irregularities in walk-in registrations, SMC issued fresh orders stating that those awaiting the second dose should come to vaccination centres only after receiving an official SMS confirming their appointment.
Chaos reigned at many vaccination centres due to heavy rush and delay. “There is a shortage of vaccines and we are trying to manage it in the best possible way,” said a SMC health official.
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