15 deaths daily in Ahmedabad in 100 days

AHMEDABAD: On March 26, the demise of an 85-year-old woman from Ahmedabad with travel history to Saudi Arabia was recorded as the city and the district’s first Covid death. She became the third Covid positive patient to succumb to the ‘new disease’ in Gujarat. Two men — one from Surat and the other from Bhavnagar — had died on March 23 and 25.
From that time the district, propelled by the city, has remained a Covid hotspot as far as patient deaths are concerned.The district on Saturday completed 100 days since its first death. An analysis reveals that Ahmedabad recorded 14.7 or 15 deaths daily on average since its first death.

However, the death rate has dropped over the past 10 days, according to the analysis of data from 10-day intervals since the first death. The peak death rate was recorded between May 26 and June 4, when against 2,764 positive cases, 216 patients died. The death rate was 7.8% at this stage.
Between April 26 and May 5, the district recorded 187 deaths at the rate of 7.7%. Most deaths in a 10-day period were recorded between June 5 and 14 when 249, or on average 25 patients, died daily in the district. Compared to that, between June 25 and July 4, the district recorded 97 deaths or close to 10 deaths daily.
The district had recorded the highest single-day death toll on May 5 when 39 persons succumbed to the viral infection.
“There are a few factors responsible for the drop in the death rate. We understand the viral infection better now compared to the initial two months,” said an Ahmedabad intensivist who has treated Covid patients.
25% deaths from Central Zone
An analysis of city areas reveals that 25% of the deaths were recorded from the Central Zone. North, South, and East zones recorded 19.5%, 18%, and 17%. Western city parts cumulatively contributed rest of the 20.5%, where the Northwest Zone has recorded the lowest (3%) of deaths.