Surat: The steady rise in new Covid-19 case as well as the casualties continued on Thursday as the Diamond city witnessed 1,551 new cases as compared to Wednesday’s 1,424. As per the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)'s official data, 25 Covid-19 patients succumbed to the virus on Thursday.
Out of the 25 patients who died of Covid-19, nine were women — with three of them below the 45-year-old category. A 32-year-old woman from Sarthana Jakatnaka, a 34-year-old woman from Lambe Hanuman Road in Varachha (A) zone, and a 43-year-old woman from Yogi Chowk of Varachha were among those who died on Thursday.
Out of the total eight civic zones, three — Athwa, Rander and Katargam — reported over 200 Covid-19 positive cases on Thursday. Rander, which crossed 10,000 positive-case mark on Thursday, and Athwa were the Covid-19 hotspots for the last few months.