Published on May 03, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Dr Yatin Darji, a staff member at Civil Hospital, was infected with Covid in the third week of April. On May 1, he was discharged from the 1,200-bed hospital. He was among the 50-odd doctors and staff members of Civil Hospital who were infected in the current wave. “I … Continue reading Covid-19 in Ahmedabad: Fewer doctors infected in current virus surge
Gujarat sees 6% drop in new cases, 11% in deaths in 24 hrs
Published on May 03, 2021 AHMEDABAD: It was the second consecutive day for Gujarat to record a drop in daily Covid-19 cases on Sunday. In 24 hours, the state recorded 12,978 new cases, a drop of 6.3% from the previous day. It was also the lowest daily tally in 11 days for the state. More … Continue reading Gujarat sees 6% drop in new cases, 11% in deaths in 24 hrs
Saving O2: Docs use innovative methods
Published on May 02, 2021 Ahmedabad: At a Covid ward in Civil Hospital, the staff from physiotherapy department is seen instructing the new patients in prone positioning and how to hold the position for every 30 minutes with various combinations. The technique is said to reduce the oxygen requirements by 20%, which can make or … Continue reading Saving O2: Docs use innovative methods
17% of Gujarat population inoculated, 55,000 take shot on Day-one of 18+ drive
Published on May 02, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Nirav Turakhiya, 35, a resident of Satellite, was among the recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine along with his wife Sneha, 33. “I lost my mother-in-law to Covid-19 last month. Despite our best attempts, we could not arrange for oxygen or hospital bed for her when she turned critical. The … Continue reading 17% of Gujarat population inoculated, 55,000 take shot on Day-one of 18+ drive
April cruellest month for Gujarat in its Covid war
Published on May 01, 2021 AHMEDABAD: “April is the cruellest month”: thus opens ‘The Waste Land’ of T S Eliot in 1922. The line finds grim resonance with Gujarat of 2021 — in April, the state recorded 2.6 lakh cases and 2,600 deaths, accounting for 46% cases and 37% mortalities recorded during the entire pandemic … Continue reading April cruellest month for Gujarat in its Covid war
Gujarat crosses 7,000 Covid deaths, last 2,000 recorded in 16 days
Published on April 30, 2021 AHMEDABAD: On Thursday, Gujarat crossed 7,000 cumulative deaths of Covid-19 patients, the 10th highest in India. The state also recorded its daily highest death toll of 180, giving the daily mortality rate of 1.25%. Analysis of the mortality revealed that the last 2,000 deaths were recorded in just 16 days … Continue reading Gujarat crosses 7,000 Covid deaths, last 2,000 recorded in 16 days
Gujarat: ‘Buried my aunt, she’s still not moved up Covid hospital wait list’
Published on April 28, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Naseem Belim, a resident of Santalpur in Patan, reels under the shock of losing her maternal aunt Alima, 80, to Covid pandemic. “I took her in an auto and travelled for nearly 100 km in and around our village, but not a single hospital – private or government-run – … Continue reading Gujarat: ‘Buried my aunt, she’s still not moved up Covid hospital wait list’
Gujarat: Scarce oxygen, 108 delays leave citizens on brink
Published on April 27, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Vinod Parmar, a resident of Sola, called the EMRI 108 emergency service on Friday morning. “It was a non-Covid call as my grandmother had started developing age-related complications. We followed-up three or four times, and then gave up,” he recounts. “She was taken to a nearby hospital but could … Continue reading Gujarat: Scarce oxygen, 108 delays leave citizens on brink
Gujarat: Towns reeling from acute oxygen shortage
Published on April 26, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Oxygen supply problems, doctors counting minutes for the arrival of the next oxygen consignment to sustain patients, hospitals denying admission due to the lack of oxygen — for a person in cities like Ahmedabad, this may sound grimly familiar. But the scarcity has now percolated down to tier II … Continue reading Gujarat: Towns reeling from acute oxygen shortage
Gujarat hit by five-fold rise in active Covid cases
Published on April 26, 2021 AHMEDABAD: It could well be the fortnight that has changed the course of the pandemic in Gujarat. If one takes the base of the 2011 Census data as an indication of the districts’ and state’s population (6.04 crore), the state had 4 active cases per 10,000 population on April 10 … Continue reading Gujarat hit by five-fold rise in active Covid cases
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