Adding to the woes, around 50 staffers of the civil hospital in Rajkot,
including doctors and nurses, tested positive Sunday. No one was
reported in a serious condition and they are undergoing treatment in
home isolation, stated superintendent of Civil Hospital, R.S. Trivedi.
“Healthcare staff members of the hospital, who come in direct
contact with the patients, were tested for COVID-19. Almost 50 of
them, including paramedical staff, nurses and doctors, were found
infected. Most cases have been mild and they are in home isolation,”
added Dr Trivedi.
On Thursday, Gujarat had recorded 24,485 infections, its highest
single-day spike, pushing up the state’s tally above the 10-lakh mark.
Gujarat’s tally of active cases has also crossed the one-lakh mark, and
is currently at 1.29 lakh, with a total 244 patients being kept on
ventilators, as per the health department’s Saturday evening release.
There are 7,653 active cases in Rajkot district at present, as per the
state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard. The district has so
far reported 69,414 infection cases and 61,025 recoveries, with 736
patients dying so far, as per the health department update.
