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AHMEDABAD: The upward trend in Covid cases in the state and major cities continued on Wednesday with a 5.7% increases in daily cases from 263 to 278. Over three days, the state has recorded a 12.5% increase from 247 on February 14 to 278 on February 17.
In terms of cities, Surat recorded a daily increase of 5%, Ahmedabad 7%, Vadodara 14% and Rajkot 31%. The share of the eight municipal corporations of Gujarat was 71% with 199 of the state’s 278 cases, the highest since February 14.
“The increase can be attributed to more movement due to various reasons including the ongoing election season. One must be careful about the SMS – social distancing, masks and sanitizing. As herd immunity or large-scale vaccination is still some time away, currently prevention is the only way,” said a city-based infectious diseases specialist.