In Gujarat, Ahmedabad city has reported 178 new cases during the last 24 hours, while the rural areas of the Ahmedabad district have reported 19 cases during the same period.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports that segregating Covid patients as per their viral load has brought down positive patients in rural areas.<br />'' <br />''Segregating the Covid19 patients according to their viral load has yielded good results in containing spread of infection in rural areas.<br />'' <br />''The positive patients in the rural areas of Ahmedabad district has come down from 4.13 per cent to 1.6 per cent.<br />'' <br />''According to experts, a pilot project in infection control through segregation of patients based on viral load and severity of symptoms has shown significant reduction in positive cases in rural Ahmedabad.<br />'' <br />''Sources said that out of 1011 patients, 278 had high viral load, over 300 had moderate and 400 plus had low viral load.<br />'' <br />''Those who tested positive, their viral load was confirmed through RT-PCR.<br />'' <br />''Total 1,54,784 tests conducted in rural Ahmedabad till date, out of which the positive patients are 2,335.<br />'' <br />''The project was undertaken based on a study by National Institute of Occupational Health in Ahmedabad which stated that patients with high viral load could infect up to 8 times more people than those with low viral load.<br />