NAGPUR: Covid-19 positive cases in Vidarbha surpassed the 40,000-mark on Saturday with 1,653 fresh cases reported in a day. More than 20,000 of these cases have been reported in last 15 days. The region has seen the worst of pandemic in August with 26,679 cases and 732 deaths reported in the first 22 days.
The region reported 36 deaths o Saturday, including 30 from Nagpur district, three from Amravati and one each from Chandrapur, Wardha and Bhandara. For the fifth day in a row, the region reported more than 1,600 cases. These include Nagpur (1,156), Amravati (88), Buldhana (86), Yavatmal (55), Akola (53), Wardha (49), Chandrapur (48), Gondia (46), Washim (29), Bhandara (26), and Gadchiroli (17).
In some relief, the number of recoveries is also on the rise. On Saturday, total 1,258 patients recovered and were discharged. These include Nagpur (875), Amravati (129), Buldhana (45), Yavatmal (42), Washim (36), Gadchiroli (34), Chandrapur (27), Akola (27), Wardha (23), Gondia (14), and Bhandara (6).
Total 23,998 patients have recovered in the region which means recovery rate of 57.6%. Even if there have been higher number of recoveries in the last three days, the region’s recovery rate is way less than national average of over 74% and state’s 71%.
AMRAVATI: Three Covid deaths and a spike of 88 new cases took the district’s death toll to 110 and count to 4,422. The day also saw 127 patients getting discharge, taking the number of recovered patients to 3,247. According to a CS office report, a 57-year-old male from. Arun Colony in Vidyut Nagar on VMV Road here, a 65-year-old male from Gulista Nagar and a 55-year-old female from Badnera died during treatment on Saturday.
After 3,347 recoveries and 110 deaths, there are 1,065 patients under treatment, including 27 taking treatment in Nagpur and 327 in home isolation.
The rural belt reported 43 cases that took its count to 1,200. Daryapur reported 17 cases, taking its count to 102 while Chandur Bazar reported five for a total of 89 cases. With two new cases, Chandur Railway’s tally increased to 25. Wslgaon Lahore too reported two cases to take its count to three while two cases from Bhatkuli took its count to 46. Achalpur’s tally reached 88. Two cases from Dhamangaon Railway increased its caseload to 58. Single cases came from 12 different villages.
In city, Shegaon Naka reported four cases to take its tally to 28 while three cases came from Saraswati Nagar that took its count to nine. Two cases each came from Shrikrishnapeth, Rukmini Nagar and Gaglani Nagar that took their count to 15, 14 and four. Single cases came from 27 other localities.
CHANDRAPUR: A 79-year-old person from Ballarpur town died of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the district’s death toll to 14. The deceased was suffering from pneumonia. He was admitted to the Covid hospital on August 20.
The Covid count of the district climbed up to 1,354 with detection of 48 new cases during the day. The day also saw 27 patients getting discharge, taking the count of recovered patients of 893. There are 447 patients under treatment at Covid care centres and Covid hospital.
The new patients include 19 from Chandrapur city, eight from Korpana, five each from Ballarpur and Gondpipri, two each from Rajura, Bhadrawati and Warora and one each from Chimur, Sindewahi, Jiwti, Bramhapuri and Mul tehsils, and one each from Chichpalli and Ghugus.
WARDHA: A 91-year-old woman, resident of Wardha city, died due to Covid-19 while district saw jump of 49 cases on Saturday. Meanwhile, 23 persons were discharged after recovering from the infection.
The district’s caseload reached 608. After 395 recoveries, there are 200 patients under treatment.
Highest cases came from Wardha (16), Deoli (9), Hinganghat (7), Arvi (6), Ashti (4) Pulgaon (4), Selu (2), and Karanja (1).
BJP MLA Pankaj Bhoyar also tested positive on Thursday. He is undergoing treatment at AVBRH, Sawangi while medical staff of Kasturba hospital, Sewagram and two local politicians also tested positive on Saturday.
BHANDARA: The district reported Covid death for third consecutive day, taking it Covid toll to 12. The day also saw 26 new cases and six recoveries. Now, Bhandara has 756 cases, including 446 recovered and 298 under treatment.
GONDIA: As many 46 new cases of Covid-19 surfaced in the district on Saturday. Of these, 25 patients are from Gondia, Tirora (10), Amgaon (5), and 2 each from Goregaon and Salekasa, one each from Sadak-Arjuni and Deori tehsils. Total 14 patients were given discharge. The district’s caseload is 993. After 710 recoveries and 12 deaths, there are 271 patients under treatment.
GADCHIROLI: With addition of 17 new cases, Gadchiroli’s Covid count increased to 889, including 539 security personnel (SRPF, CRPF and police jawans). The day also saw 34 patients becoming Covid-free, taking the total recoveries to 789. The new cases included 10 from Chamorshi tehsil alone. Total 99 patients are under treatment in Gadchiroli.
AKOLA: Out of 693 reports received on Saturday, 53 tested positive, taking the Covid count of district to 3,441. After 27 fresh recoveries, Akola has 357 patients under treatment.
YAVATMAL: The district recorded 55 fresh Covid-19 cases while 42 patients recovered and got discharge from GMC isolation ward on Saturday. The new patients include 34 men and 21 women.
There are 613 patients under treatment while 195 persons are under home quarantine. The district has registered 66 deaths. Currently, 155 persons are in the isolation wards while 150 swab samples have been sent for testing.
Four more Covid-19 positive cases were detected at the RCCPL factory at Mukutban, taking its count to at least a dozen. Request from the villagers to the district administration and the factory management to keep the unit closed for a month has allegedly got no response so far.
The district collector had earlier issued a circular to the factory management to deploy only local labourers from Gadchiroli, Chandrapur and Kolhapur. But the management allegedly appointed workers from Bihar, Chhattisgarh and UP who have now been found infected.
Against the manpower capacity of over 2,000, the factory is being run by only 300 employees. The factory can’t be closed totally as demanded by the locals, said a source in the factory.
BULDHANA: The district recorded 86 new cases, taking the caseload to 2,557. Total 45 patients recovered in a day, taking their number to 1,634. The district has registered 41 deaths so far while 882 patients are under treatment.
WASHIM: For second day in a row, number of recovered patients was more than the number of new patients in Washim. On Saturday, the districts reported 29 new cases while 36 recovered. Now, Washim has 1,381 cases, 998 of them recovered, 25 deaths including a suicide and 358 patients under treatment.
The region reported 36 deaths o Saturday, including 30 from Nagpur district, three from Amravati and one each from Chandrapur, Wardha and Bhandara. For the fifth day in a row, the region reported more than 1,600 cases. These include Nagpur (1,156), Amravati (88), Buldhana (86), Yavatmal (55), Akola (53), Wardha (49), Chandrapur (48), Gondia (46), Washim (29), Bhandara (26), and Gadchiroli (17).
In some relief, the number of recoveries is also on the rise. On Saturday, total 1,258 patients recovered and were discharged. These include Nagpur (875), Amravati (129), Buldhana (45), Yavatmal (42), Washim (36), Gadchiroli (34), Chandrapur (27), Akola (27), Wardha (23), Gondia (14), and Bhandara (6).
Total 23,998 patients have recovered in the region which means recovery rate of 57.6%. Even if there have been higher number of recoveries in the last three days, the region’s recovery rate is way less than national average of over 74% and state’s 71%.
AMRAVATI: Three Covid deaths and a spike of 88 new cases took the district’s death toll to 110 and count to 4,422. The day also saw 127 patients getting discharge, taking the number of recovered patients to 3,247. According to a CS office report, a 57-year-old male from. Arun Colony in Vidyut Nagar on VMV Road here, a 65-year-old male from Gulista Nagar and a 55-year-old female from Badnera died during treatment on Saturday.
After 3,347 recoveries and 110 deaths, there are 1,065 patients under treatment, including 27 taking treatment in Nagpur and 327 in home isolation.
The rural belt reported 43 cases that took its count to 1,200. Daryapur reported 17 cases, taking its count to 102 while Chandur Bazar reported five for a total of 89 cases. With two new cases, Chandur Railway’s tally increased to 25. Wslgaon Lahore too reported two cases to take its count to three while two cases from Bhatkuli took its count to 46. Achalpur’s tally reached 88. Two cases from Dhamangaon Railway increased its caseload to 58. Single cases came from 12 different villages.
In city, Shegaon Naka reported four cases to take its tally to 28 while three cases came from Saraswati Nagar that took its count to nine. Two cases each came from Shrikrishnapeth, Rukmini Nagar and Gaglani Nagar that took their count to 15, 14 and four. Single cases came from 27 other localities.
CHANDRAPUR: A 79-year-old person from Ballarpur town died of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the district’s death toll to 14. The deceased was suffering from pneumonia. He was admitted to the Covid hospital on August 20.
The Covid count of the district climbed up to 1,354 with detection of 48 new cases during the day. The day also saw 27 patients getting discharge, taking the count of recovered patients of 893. There are 447 patients under treatment at Covid care centres and Covid hospital.
The new patients include 19 from Chandrapur city, eight from Korpana, five each from Ballarpur and Gondpipri, two each from Rajura, Bhadrawati and Warora and one each from Chimur, Sindewahi, Jiwti, Bramhapuri and Mul tehsils, and one each from Chichpalli and Ghugus.
WARDHA: A 91-year-old woman, resident of Wardha city, died due to Covid-19 while district saw jump of 49 cases on Saturday. Meanwhile, 23 persons were discharged after recovering from the infection.
The district’s caseload reached 608. After 395 recoveries, there are 200 patients under treatment.
Highest cases came from Wardha (16), Deoli (9), Hinganghat (7), Arvi (6), Ashti (4) Pulgaon (4), Selu (2), and Karanja (1).
BJP MLA Pankaj Bhoyar also tested positive on Thursday. He is undergoing treatment at AVBRH, Sawangi while medical staff of Kasturba hospital, Sewagram and two local politicians also tested positive on Saturday.
BHANDARA: The district reported Covid death for third consecutive day, taking it Covid toll to 12. The day also saw 26 new cases and six recoveries. Now, Bhandara has 756 cases, including 446 recovered and 298 under treatment.
GONDIA: As many 46 new cases of Covid-19 surfaced in the district on Saturday. Of these, 25 patients are from Gondia, Tirora (10), Amgaon (5), and 2 each from Goregaon and Salekasa, one each from Sadak-Arjuni and Deori tehsils. Total 14 patients were given discharge. The district’s caseload is 993. After 710 recoveries and 12 deaths, there are 271 patients under treatment.
GADCHIROLI: With addition of 17 new cases, Gadchiroli’s Covid count increased to 889, including 539 security personnel (SRPF, CRPF and police jawans). The day also saw 34 patients becoming Covid-free, taking the total recoveries to 789. The new cases included 10 from Chamorshi tehsil alone. Total 99 patients are under treatment in Gadchiroli.
AKOLA: Out of 693 reports received on Saturday, 53 tested positive, taking the Covid count of district to 3,441. After 27 fresh recoveries, Akola has 357 patients under treatment.
YAVATMAL: The district recorded 55 fresh Covid-19 cases while 42 patients recovered and got discharge from GMC isolation ward on Saturday. The new patients include 34 men and 21 women.
There are 613 patients under treatment while 195 persons are under home quarantine. The district has registered 66 deaths. Currently, 155 persons are in the isolation wards while 150 swab samples have been sent for testing.
Four more Covid-19 positive cases were detected at the RCCPL factory at Mukutban, taking its count to at least a dozen. Request from the villagers to the district administration and the factory management to keep the unit closed for a month has allegedly got no response so far.
The district collector had earlier issued a circular to the factory management to deploy only local labourers from Gadchiroli, Chandrapur and Kolhapur. But the management allegedly appointed workers from Bihar, Chhattisgarh and UP who have now been found infected.
Against the manpower capacity of over 2,000, the factory is being run by only 300 employees. The factory can’t be closed totally as demanded by the locals, said a source in the factory.
BULDHANA: The district recorded 86 new cases, taking the caseload to 2,557. Total 45 patients recovered in a day, taking their number to 1,634. The district has registered 41 deaths so far while 882 patients are under treatment.
WASHIM: For second day in a row, number of recovered patients was more than the number of new patients in Washim. On Saturday, the districts reported 29 new cases while 36 recovered. Now, Washim has 1,381 cases, 998 of them recovered, 25 deaths including a suicide and 358 patients under treatment.
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