AHMEDABAD: With 8,391 new patients, the city recorded the highest number of
Covid cases for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
This is a 40% spike compared to 5,998 cases on Tuesday – one of the highest daily rises in new cases. The city also accounts for 40% of the state’s daily tally of 20,966 – again one of the highest in the recent times.
On Wednesday, the city recorded deaths of six patients, doubling the number in a day from 3 on Tuesday.
In just a week, the city recorded deaths of 15 patients — the highest weekly deaths since July last year, reveals the analysis.
Experts from the city said that the spike is quite high compared to the second wave due to the highly contagious nature of the
Omicron variant, which is confirmed to be the dominant variant in Gujarat.
“Almost all testing domes run by the
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (
AMC) are witnessing long queues since morning, a clear indication that there is a rise in daily cases. In fact, the number could be much higher than the official tally,” said an epidemiologist. “Due to the milder nature of the infection, many are avoiding formal tests at labs or going to doctors. Instead they are resorting to self-medication, which is not advisable.”
While the government-run hospitals have over 150 patients now, private hospitals have 132 patients out of which 7 were on ventilator and 16 in ICU wards. Officials said that several of the patients have not taken one or two doses of vaccination.
With the update on Wednesday, Ahmedabad district added 4,618 new active cases, taking the total to 31,876, accounting for one-third of the state’s total active cases.