The Covid-19 situation in Vadoadra city and district continued to deteriorate with the number of cases crossing 300 for the third consecutive day.
Tuesday, 353 persons tested positive from 5,512 tests conducted in the city and district against 324 persons from 5,321 tests on Monday. On Sunday, 304 persons had tested positive from 5,124 tests.

Besides the number of new cases registered every day, the number of active cases has also been on a rise consistently. On Tuesday, 1,572 active cases were reported in the city and district. This was only on Friday that the number of active cases had crossed 1,000 and 1,039 cases were reported on the day.

A major reason for the rise in the number of active cases is that when Covid-19 numbers start rising sharply, the number of new cases tend to surpass the discharge number. On Tuesday, 175 persons were discharged. The number was less than half of the number of new cases reported in the city and district.

The number of active cases on Tuesday include 103 persons on ventilators or BIPAP machines in a serious condition and 169 on oxygen support. The number of patients needing oxygen support and ventilator or BIPAP machine shave also been on a rise consistently.

The death toll due to Covid-19 in the city and district reached 249 as two more succumbed since Friday.

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