Active Covid-19 cases in Ahmedabad dip to 2,408

AHMEDABAD: The city of Ahmedabad reported 142 fresh cases of Covid-19 and two deaths in the last 24 hours. On Monday morning, there were 2,408 active cases in the city.
Officials said this was the first time since July that the number of active cases had gone below 2,500. Officials said that of the seven zones of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), only the South Zone comprising Maninagar, Khokhra, Behrampura and Danilimda had 418 active cases and the North West Zone comprising of Bodakdev, Thaltej, Gota and Ghatlodia had 411 cases.The number of active cases in the North West Zone had fallen below 400, but rose past it in the last few days once again. Officials said more and more cases were being reported from Gota and areas near it.
All the other five zones had fewer than 400 active cases. The West Zone — Navrangpura, Naranpura, Paldi, Ranip and Vadaj — had 390 active cases. The South West Zone which covers Bopal, Jodhpur, Vejalpur and Sarkhej had 356 active cases. The Central Zone had 261 active cases, the North Zone 309 and the East Zone 263 cases.
The officials said that the South Zone despite relatively more patients being discharged, had 410 active cases. Officials said this zone has constantly had more than 400 cases. Officials said the East, South West and Central Zones have been seeing a constant decline.
Officials said that for the last two days there have been no new micro-containment zone notified and the city now has 19 societies in micro-containment.