VADODARA: Many may believe that Covid-19 is on its way out of the city and district. While the number of new cases registered every day may hint at this, the number of active cases suggests otherwise.
The number of active cases in the city and district has nearly doubled in two weeks. From 12 active cases on September 16, the number increased to 26 on Thursday.
There is no significant change in the hospitalisation number too. On Thursday, only four Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospitals of the city. Out of 4,984 beds in the city, 4,980 were vacant. Sources said that the four patients would include those from the Vadodara city and district as well as from other places too.
Sources said that it was usually patients in ICUs that remained admitted for a long period. But if Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) data was an indication, only one person from the city and district was on oxygen support and none on BiPAP machines or ventilators. Hospital data revealed that only one patient was in a ICU in city hospitals.
VMC’s medical officer health Dr Devesh Patel said that there were hardly any new cases and hospitalisation was very low. “Covid-19 patients should ideally get discharged in a two-week cycle,” he said. He added that the data will have to be looked into.
Sources added that there was no explanation for the increase in active cases when most patients were being treated at home and had mild symptoms. Negative tests are also not required if the patients undergo the stipulated period of isolation and recover completely.
