Updated Mar 16, 2021 | 21:13 IST
A total of 48 societies across Ahmedabad have been quarantined by the health authorities in the city after the latest spike in COVID-19 cases. Ahmedabad: 48 socities quarantined as COVID-19 cases spike in the city. | Photo Credit: AP
The health authorities in Ahmedabad are alarmed and concerned yet again as the second wave of COVID-19 grips the city. Several socities across the city are being placed under lockdown and being quarantined on a daily basis. The number of quarantined societies in Ahmedabad has now reached 48 as the officials aim to keep the situation under control.
As per a report in the Times of India, over 70% of the quarantined societies are from the western part of Ahmedabad and most of them high-end societies. Societies in areas such as Navrangpura, South Bopal and Chandkheda among others have been placed in quarantine to restrict the movement of the residents and stop the spread of the infec
129 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Representative image)
AHMEDABAD: As many as 129 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while two died of the infection in Gujarat Ahmedabad district on Saturday, an official from the state health department said. With the last additions, the Covid-19 tally in the district reached 59,915 and the toll stood at 2,267, the official said.
At least 151 patients were discharged from various treatment facilities during that day, taking the total number of recovered cases here to 53,816, he said.
Of the fresh cases, 125 were reported from Ahmedabad city and four were detected in the rural parts of the district, the official said.