Aurangabad records 32 new cases, district’s tally reaches 659

AURANGABAD: As many as 32 new cases of Covid-19, including three in new localities, were reported in Aurangabad city on Tuesday, taking the district’s tally to 659.
Also, 67 patients were discharged from different facilities across the district after recovering from the infection. Those who tested positive on Tuesday included 5 from Sanjay Nagar-Mukundwadi, 4 each from Cidco N-7 and Kiradpura, 3 from Babar Colony and 2 each from Pundalik Nagar, Bhimnagar, and Beghumpura.
One case each was reported from Cidco N-8, Ram Nagar, Prakash Nagar, Chikalthana, Pushpak Garden Chikalthana, Badhkal Gate, Shahnoormiya Dargah, Naregaon, Gandhi Nagar, Roshan Gate, Bhawani Nagar and Baijipura.
Of these, Cidco N-8, Shahnoormiya Dargah and Pushpak Garden areas saw their first Covid-19 cases. "Subsequently, the process of turning these areas into containing zones has been initiated," civic health officer Nita Padalkar said.
The throat swab sample collection for testing of coronavirus reached 7,000 on Tuesday. A total of 276 patients are under treatment at five Covid care centres and 87 are placed in institutional quarantine at 5 facilities run by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation.
"As on Tuesday afternoon, 53 Covid-19 positive cases were under treatment at the GMCH of which 49 are stable and 4 are critical," nodal officer for media interaction at GMCH Arvind Gaikwad said.
"63 patients undergoing treatment at different AMC facilities — Qile Ark and Padampura Emergency Operations Centre — were discharged on Tuesday," Padalkar said.
Four patients were discharged from district civil hospital, taking the total number of patients sent home on Tuesday to 67. All these patients have been advised to quarantine themselves at home for 7 days.
Of the total 659 cases, 192 have recovered and discharged, while 15 have died. The remaining patients are under treatment at district civil hospital, GMCH, Aurangabad Municipal Corporation’s Covid Care Centres and private hospitals.
As a measure to contain spread of coronavirus, all vegetable markets under the jurisdiction of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation are not allowed to remain open on evens date when restrictions have been relaxed from 7 am to 1 pm.