Surat case tally crosses 6k mark, five more succumb

Surat: With 204 fresh Covid-19 infections, Surat city reported highest number of cases in the state for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday. The number of case in the Diamond city crossed the 6,000-mark with case tally at 6,098. Meanwhile, five patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll in Diamond city to 235.
Covid-19 hotspot Katargam zone continued it streak of reporting highest number of cases in the city.On Tuesday, 40 new cases were detected in Katargam.
Of the five deaths, one was from Katargam, one from Central zone, one from Varachha (A) and one patient was from Athwa zone.
As many as 139 patients, who recovered from coronavirus infection were discharged from hospitals in Surat city on Tuesday.
In Surat district, 41 fresh cases were reported taking the total number of positive cases to 903. Two more patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 31 in the district.
In Valsad district, 23 fresh cases were reported taking the tally to 262 in Valsad district. Ten more cases were reported from Union territory of Daman and seven cases from Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Bharuch recorded 19 fresh cases on Tuesday.