Gujarat: Sharp decline in Covid-19 cases

AHMEDABAD: For the sixteenth consecutive day, the number of Covid-19 positive cases registered a decline in the state and in the city. On Thursday, 544 fresh cases were reported in the state with municipal corporations of Ahmedabad (86 cases), Vadodara (61) and Surat (60) reporting more than 50 cases.
In all, 22 districts reported less than 10 cases with Bhavnagar, Botad, Patan and Tapi reporting one case each.There were four districts — Chhota Udepur, Dang, Narmada and Surendranagar — with no new cases on Thursday.
Of the 544 cases, 207 were registered in three corporations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat.
The three municipal corporations reported four of the 11 deaths in the state. Two deaths because of Covid were reported from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation areas. The city has so far reported 3,284 deaths.
Ahmedabad city has currently 2,166 active cases. The city on Wednesday had reported less than 100 cases after 101 days. AMC officers said that there are 6,026 empty beds for patients. The SVP has 133 beds vacant.