Nagpur: Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal and Nagpur continued to record new confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 in Vidarbha region on Tuesday. Together, these four districts recorded 19 cases, taking total number of cases in Vidarbha to 294. With seven patients discharged from Nagpur and one from Buldhana, total 77 patients have recovered and been discharged so far.
With six more positive test reports received, total number of cases in Yavatmal surged to 85 on Tuesday. A survey by the preventive medicine unit of the health department in Yavatmal revealed that illegal sale of kharra — tobacco mix — was responsible for spreading the coronavirus infection in the city.
“Pan kiosks are closed as part of lockdown, but a youth used to prepare kharra at home and distribute it to his special customers. This youth has been detected as Covid-19 positive. As per initial reports, he has infected seven others so far,” said collector MD Singh. “People who chew kharra also split here and there. The virus could infect many others through this spitting,” said Singh.
Another source of coronavirus infection in city has been a woman cook, who used to work in a community kitchen. Third major source of local infection in Pawarpura area is community handpumps, from where people fetch drinking water.
With 10 patients recovering and discharged on Tuesday, there are 75 patients in GMC isolation wards now. Since last four days, from April 24 to 27, the figure has risen from 14 to 75, making it sleepless nights for resident doctors.
From April 24 to 27, 393 swab samples were sent to Nagpur and all reports have been received. A total of 1,150 samples have been sent to the lab and reports were received. On Tuesday, there are 312 persons, including 75 active positive patients, admitted in isolation wards.
Collector MD Singh has brought the Patipura locality, mostly slums, under the containment areas where movement is restricted. On Monday, the collector has expanded the containment areas by adding six areas adjacent to wards 10 and 20.
Bhandara also recorded its first Covid-19 patient on Monday. The 45-yr-old TB patient woman is now admitted in the isolation ward of the general hospital. On Tuesday, 145 close contacts of this woman were traced and their swab samples sent to Nagpur for testing.
4 new cases in Amravati
Amravati: Two women in their 40s, a man in his 50s and a 20-year-old boy are among the four new Covid-19 cases detected in Amravati on Tuesday. This took the number of Covid-19 positive cases in district to 27. The tally includes seven deaths, the highest in Vidarbha, and four recovered persons.
The health administration received 67 swab reports in three phases, giving four new positive cases and relieving 63 others as negative.
A 40-year-old female is from the close contacts of the 58-year-old person who tested positive a couple of days ago. A 20-year-old boy in her neighbourhood too tested positive. In the evening, a 50-year-old man from Haiderpura and a 48-year-old woman from Badnera tested positive, an official release stated.
Haiderpura has thus reported its 9th Covid-19 case while Badnera its second.
“We have received 67 swab reports today and barring these four rest all have tested negative,” said collector Shailesh Naval. He said the health administration has to date taken 1,046 swab samples for testing and 775 of them have come negative to date while reports of 239 are awaited.
With today’s positive cases, the number of Covid positives in the district has gone up to 27, including seven deaths and four recovered persons, said Naval, adding 16 active cases are in institutional quarantine and have been admitted to the Covid ward for treatment.
With six more positive test reports received, total number of cases in Yavatmal surged to 85 on Tuesday. A survey by the preventive medicine unit of the health department in Yavatmal revealed that illegal sale of kharra — tobacco mix — was responsible for spreading the coronavirus infection in the city.
“Pan kiosks are closed as part of lockdown, but a youth used to prepare kharra at home and distribute it to his special customers. This youth has been detected as Covid-19 positive. As per initial reports, he has infected seven others so far,” said collector MD Singh. “People who chew kharra also split here and there. The virus could infect many others through this spitting,” said Singh.
Another source of coronavirus infection in city has been a woman cook, who used to work in a community kitchen. Third major source of local infection in Pawarpura area is community handpumps, from where people fetch drinking water.
With 10 patients recovering and discharged on Tuesday, there are 75 patients in GMC isolation wards now. Since last four days, from April 24 to 27, the figure has risen from 14 to 75, making it sleepless nights for resident doctors.
From April 24 to 27, 393 swab samples were sent to Nagpur and all reports have been received. A total of 1,150 samples have been sent to the lab and reports were received. On Tuesday, there are 312 persons, including 75 active positive patients, admitted in isolation wards.
Collector MD Singh has brought the Patipura locality, mostly slums, under the containment areas where movement is restricted. On Monday, the collector has expanded the containment areas by adding six areas adjacent to wards 10 and 20.
Bhandara also recorded its first Covid-19 patient on Monday. The 45-yr-old TB patient woman is now admitted in the isolation ward of the general hospital. On Tuesday, 145 close contacts of this woman were traced and their swab samples sent to Nagpur for testing.
4 new cases in Amravati
Amravati: Two women in their 40s, a man in his 50s and a 20-year-old boy are among the four new Covid-19 cases detected in Amravati on Tuesday. This took the number of Covid-19 positive cases in district to 27. The tally includes seven deaths, the highest in Vidarbha, and four recovered persons.
The health administration received 67 swab reports in three phases, giving four new positive cases and relieving 63 others as negative.
A 40-year-old female is from the close contacts of the 58-year-old person who tested positive a couple of days ago. A 20-year-old boy in her neighbourhood too tested positive. In the evening, a 50-year-old man from Haiderpura and a 48-year-old woman from Badnera tested positive, an official release stated.
Haiderpura has thus reported its 9th Covid-19 case while Badnera its second.
“We have received 67 swab reports today and barring these four rest all have tested negative,” said collector Shailesh Naval. He said the health administration has to date taken 1,046 swab samples for testing and 775 of them have come negative to date while reports of 239 are awaited.
With today’s positive cases, the number of Covid positives in the district has gone up to 27, including seven deaths and four recovered persons, said Naval, adding 16 active cases are in institutional quarantine and have been admitted to the Covid ward for treatment.
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