Vadodara: Covid-19 case registered in the city and district made fresh tops on Thursday with 1,047 new cases registered in the city and district.
The previous highest number of 989 cases was registered on May 7 last year in the city and district.
With Covid cases rise on rapid deployment, experts feared escalation of infections will exceed the numbers he saw in the second wave.
1,047 cases were found from 11,099 tests carried out in 24 hours ending on Thursday night.
New cases include 253 of the western zone of the city, 236 of the South Zone, 231 of the North Zone and 230 of the east zone.
The district area outside the city limits registered 97 new cases.
The total number of Covid cases detected in the city and district is now standing at 77,384, where 73,224 people have been dismissed.
Official data states that 623 people are repatriated.
The number of active cases now stands on 3,527 where 3,367 is in a house isolation.
Of the 170 patients who were hospitalized, 12 were in a ventilator or bipap machine and 18 in an icus without the need for ventilation machines.
A total of 69 people need Oxygen Support in a non-ICU bed while 71 patients are left with mild symptoms.