Sharp rise in Surat, fewer cases in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: Analysis of weekly cases reveal that compared to last week, Surat has recorded rise of 82% from June 15 to 21. The district had recorded 654 Covid-19 positive cases, which rose to 1,191 in the week from June 22 to 28.
However, Surat was not alone. Out of 33 districts of Gujarat, 18 recorded 80% or more weekly rise. In Gir-Somnath, the weekly cases rose from 3 to 17, in Chhota Udepur 1 to 14, in Kutch 9 to 39, in Valsad from 12 to 60 and in Navsari 9 to 45.
For Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, the week brought good news – in Ahmedabad, one of the national hotspots for the viral infection, the weekly cases got down by 25%.
In the last week, the cases were 2,197 which dipped to 1,643. Similarly, the state capital clocked 24% dip – from 96 to 73 cases. Overall cases for Gujarat also rose by 9.5% - from 3,727 to 4,080. Gujarat brought down the death rate by 22% — compared to deaths of 186 patients of Covid-19 last week, this week 145 succumbed to the infection.