Letter: Reached May 2021, the number of positive cases took a big leap to reach 1,105 on Thursday.
On May 5, 1,168 cases were reported by health authorities in the city.
After eight months, this might be the steepest increase in the number of covid infections.
From new cases, almost 75 percent of cases come from three city zones – Athwa, Rander and Varachha A.
Total 808 cases have been recorded in these areas, and nearly 50 percent of them come from the Athwa Zone of Athwa Posh.
A total of 220 cases came from the Rander Area, and 104 in Varachha A.
Meanwhile, vaccination for teenagers was stopped on Friday.
The source at the Ministry of Health told it was stopped due to a lack of covaxin vaccine, but it would be continued from Monday in schools and colleges.
For other age groups too, Covaxin will not be available in vaccination centers on Friday.
Vaccination for adult beneficiaries is likely to be continued on Saturday.
A total of four people from the same family were tested positive in the Swastik Park Society in Althan, while six people were tested positively at Varachha’s Vadi Faliya.
In the Katargam zone, four people from the same family were tested positive at Mahavir Dham 2.
All of these communities have been declared the cluster zone.
Overall 94 students from various universities and schools were too positively tested on Thursday.
Specific classes of these schools and colleges from which positive cases found have been ordered to stop.
A total of 1,022 people related to positive students tested and the results were awaited.
Universitas Uka Tarsadia reported that of the 479 students tested, 57 were tested positively.
Bharuch District collector, Tustar Sumera has published an impressive notification of part 144 CRPC in the district.
Meanwhile, the active case in the district reached 120.
According to the Ministry of Health, one Omicron variant patient has now recovered.