Surat: Surat city on Tuesday recorded 79 new cases and one death due to Covid-19 infection.
According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, a 60-year-old man from Piplod succumbed to the virus on Tuesday.
City’s Rander zone recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 17 followed by Limbayat which recorded 14 cases.
Central zone and Varachha (A) zones recorded six cases each, the lowest in the city on Tuesday.
SMC officials said that 102 Covid-19 patients were discharged while 228 were under treatment in different hospitals in the city.
According to SMC officials, 12,429 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered in Surat city which included 9,480 doses to people in age-group 18-44 years.
In Surat district, 30 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths were recorded on Tuesday.