Technical prob results in fewer cases being reported in Nagpur

Nagpur: Although because of a technicalglitch, the number of recovered patients of Covid-19 was higher than the number of new patients on Sunday.
Total 2,189 patients were reported on Sunday against 2,654 who recovered and were discharged. But this could be due to less reporting from Nagpur. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) reported only 654 cases while district health authorities reported another 165 cases in a day. A senior NMC officials stated the ICMR website could not be opened so, they could report only positive figure of NMC testing centres. Nagpur, for the first time in 14 days, reported less than 1,000 cases bringing down Vidarbha region’s case count too.
On Sunday, with Nagpur (819) Amravati (269), Chandrapur (262), Yavatmal (190), Gondia (121), Bhandara (119), Wardha (116), Akola (100), Buldhana (93), Washim (70), and Gadchiroli (30), total cases in Vidarbha reached 75,356. The projected peak figure in Vidarbha as per the directorate of health services is 75,801 which most likely will be crossed tomorrow.
Recoveries are coming from all 11 districts now. Nagpur (1,811), Chandrapur (208), Amravati (189), Buldhana (104) Wardha (98), Akola (85), Bhandara (36), Gadchiroli (36), Washim (35), Gondia (34), Yavatmal (18) accounted for 2,654 patients who recovered. Now, Vidarbha’s recovery rate is more than 65% but still less than Maharashtra’s 71.03% and national 77.33%.
On Sunday, the region reported 76 deaths which is highest in a day. Total 410 deaths have been reported in just six days of September. Vidarbha’s death toll reached 1,999 and case fatality rate around 2.65% against Maharashtra’s 2.93%. National average is under 2% now. On Sunday, Nagpur reported highest 54 deaths in a day followed by Chandrapur (5), Washim (4), Gondia (3), Amravati (3), Yavatmal (3) Bhandara (2), Wardha (1), and Buldhana (1).
AMRAVATI: A spike of 269 cases, the highest on any single day since the lockdown, took the district’s count to 7,005. It was the fifth 200-plus count recorded on single day and second on the trot. The district also reported three covid deaths taking the toll to 153.
With 189 patients getting discharged today, the count of recovered patients reached 5,262. This left 1590 active cases including 15 taking treatment in Nagpur and 365 in home isolation, according to an official release. The deceased included males aged 39 and 68 from Dhotarkheda village in Achalpur and Kholapuri Gate here. A 54-year-old woman from Daryapur was the third Covid casualty of the day.
CHANDRAPUR: Chandrapur posted single day high of five deaths and sixth double century with 262 positive cases taking the toll to 46 and total to 3,903 respectively on Sunday. District also registered the record of 208 recoveries the taking the total to 1,850 during the day.
The five deceased include 40-year-old from Shivra in Chimur tehsil, 70-year-old from Vikas Nagar in Warora, 65-year-old from Tukum locality in Chandrapur city, 86-year-old from Keljhar in Mul teshil and a 90-year-old from Dadmahal ward in Chandrapur city. They all died at Chandrapur GMCH.
YAVATMAL: The district recorded three more deaths on Sunday taking the toll to 120. They included 63-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman from the city and a 62-year-old man from Pandharkawda. There were 190 new positive patients on Sunday. Yavatmal city alone reported 54 patients of whom 31 men and 23 women. Meanwhile 18 patients recovered. Now, Yavatmal has 4253 cases.
GONDIA: Gondia has reported 29 deaths in last 27 days including three on Sunday. While district added 121 new patients and 34 defeated coronavirus today. Now Gondia has 2,307 total cases. 1177 have recovered and there have been 32 deaths.
BHANDARA: Covid-19 cases in Bhandara surpassed 2,000-mark with 119 new patients. Bhandara has been constantly reporting triple digit increase in patients since September 2. on Sunday, two patients died taking total deaths to 35. With 2,003 cases, 973 discharged and 35 deaths, now 995 are under treatment.
BULDHANA: The district reported 93 positive cases. A 66-yr-old man from Palshi in Khamgaon tehsil died during treatment taking toll in Buldhana to 58. Number of patients recovered was 104, more than the number of new patients. Now, Buldhana has 3,845 cases, 2,733 recoveries, and 58 deaths.
AKOLA: 100 new positive cases were reorted taking total to 4611. Total 85 patients recovered. No death was reported keeping total toll at 165. Now, 941 patients are under treatment.
WARDHA: The district continued to report more than 100 positive patients for the third day in a row. 116 positive were found including 75 males and 41 females. A 66-year-old man from Dahegaon village of Wardha tehsil died. 98 patients beat the virus and got discharged. The caseload of district reached 1,718 and toll is 32.
WASHIM: Deaths of four patients due to Covid-19 took toll of Washim to 42. A 75-year-old woman, a 70-year-old woman from Washim city, a 77-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman from Risod town died. Total 70 new patients were detected while 35 were discharged after recovery. This took total in district to 2,163 and recoveries to 1505.
GADCHIROLI: Total 36 patients recovered while 30 new cases were detected in Gadchiroli on September 6. Recovered patients include 12 patients from Gadchiroli, 23 from Chamorshi, and one from Wadsa. New patients include a C-60 Jawan, a CRPF Jawan, and a police jawan. Others are patients from close contacts of positive patients. Now, Gadchiroli has 1,282 cases and 989 recoveries with one death reported in May.