Covid cases cross 70,000 in Vadodara

VADODARA: The total number of Covid-19 cases detected in the city and district since the pandemic broke out, crossed 70,000 on Friday. With 229 new cases being detected, the total number of cases went up to 70,104.
The new cases were found from 6,541 tests conducted across the city and district. The testing has gone down significantly as only 6,541 tests were conducted in the city in the 24 hours ending on Friday evening.The number of people falling sick has gone down significantly leading to the lower testing numbers.
Two more persons were confirmed dead by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). This took the toll due to Covid-19 being the primary cause of death to 614 excluding those who may have tested positive, but are said to have succumbed due to comorbidities or other reasons.
As many as 713 persons were discharged on Friday from hospitals and home quarantine. This is the largest number of patients to be discharged in the recent past.
The discharges pushed the number of active cases below 6,000. The 5,862 active cases that remain include 102 patients on ventilators or BIPAP machines. Another 163 are breathing with the help of oxygen support.