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Daman records highest single day spike of 13 Covid-19 cases

Surat: The union territory of Daman witnessed its highest single day spike of 13 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. With this jump, the total number of active cases in the UT reached 52.

Official sources said that out of the 13 who tested positive for Covid-19, 11 persons were asymptomatic and considered high risk contacts.

All the 13 patients have been shifted to the Covid-19 hospital in Daman.

Further, the Daman administration has announced two new containment zones in Nani Daman and Kachigam, taking the total number of containment zones in the Daman municipal area to 20.

Official sources said that out of the 20 containment zones, 14 are in Dabhel, two in Kachigam, three in Nani Daman and one each in Dunetha.

Deputy collector of Daman, Charmie Parekh told TOI, “We are putting the buildings, chawls and societies under containment from where the Covid-19 positive cases are being detected.”

All the borders at Pataliya, Dabhel and Kunta village have been sealed and the workers coming from Vapi and Valsad in Gujarat state are not allowed entry into Daman since last few days.

Official sources said that the borders with Gujarat state have been sealed to prevent the workers residing in Vapi and working in the factories in Daman from entering into the territory for few days.

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