Record 85 deaths in Vidarbha, Nagpur district accounts for 59

Nagpur: All districts of Vidarbha barring Gadchiroli reported Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday. Total 85 fatalities — highest in a single-day so far — were reported in the region, taking the toll to 2,199. Alarmingly, 610 deaths have been reported in just first nine days of September.
Nagpur recorded highest 59 deaths, followed by Bhandara (5), Akola (4), Wardha (3), Gondia (3), Amravati (3), Yavatmal (3), Chandrapur (2), Washim (2), Buldhana (1).
Earlier, the region had reported 76 deaths in a day on September 6. Case fatality rate, however, came under 2.6% for the first time in last 45 days. But this was not due to effective death control. In fact, more Covid-19 positive cases are being reported as a result of increased testing. So, although deaths have increased, the case fatality rate has come down.
The day also 2,979 new cases in the region — Nagpur (1,612), Chandrapur (276), Wardha (185), Buldhana (172), Akola (155), Amravati (125), Yavatmal (120), Bhandara (119) Gondia (116) Washim (79) Gadchiroli (20). With this, the case burden has reached 84,857.
On recovery front, 1,835 patients were discharged in a day. Nagpur recorded 1,105 recoveries, Amravati (133), Chandrapur (132), Akola (98), Buldhana (89), Gondia (76) Yavatmal (73) Bhandara (38), Wardha (35), Washim (35), and Gadchiroli (21).
Now, total 56,135 patients have recovered. The recovery rate remained steady at 66%. But it is still less than Maharashtra’s 74% and national average of more than 77%.
AMRAVATI: Posting a spike of 125 cases and three Covid deaths, the district took its case burden to 7,638 and toll to 163 on Wednesday.
A report from civil surgeon office stated that a 60-year-old woman from Badegaon in Achalpur and two men (80 and 68) from Kedia Nagar in Rajapeth and Dastur Nagar died during treatment.
The day also saw 133 patients getting discharge, taking the number of recoveries to 5,795. The district has 1,680 patients under treatment, including 15 admitted to Nagpur and 399 in home isolation.
The rural belt accounted for 62 of the day’s 125 cases, taking its count to 2,302. Twenty-four cases each came from Anjangaon Surji and Chikhaldara tehsils while Paratwada and Warud reported four and two. Eight villages reported a case each while one case was reported from Murtijapur in Akola district.
In city, nine prisoners from Amravati Central jail tested positive while five cases came from jail quarters bus stop premises. Arjun Nagar reported four cases while three each came from Sai Nagar and Badnera. Amar Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Rajapeth, Gopal Nagar and Khandelwal Nagar reported two cases each. Other localities together reported 28 cases.
BHANDARA: Record five Covid-19 deaths in a day rocked Bhandara district, taking toll to 42. A surge of 119 cases took total cases to 2,335 while 38 patients got discharge, taking number of recoveries to 1,113. Now, district has 1,180 patients under treatment.
AKOLA: Four Covid-19 deaths, and a surge of 155 cases mean Akola is on the path to witnessing fresh spike after keeping the pandemic in check in last two weeks of August. The death toll reached 172. New deaths came from Akot Fail, Dabki Road, Balapur and Murjizapur – places that were Covid-19 hotspots in May and June. The district now has 4,964 cases and all set to surpass the 5,000-mark on Thursday. Of them, 3,726 patients have been discharged, and 1,066 are under treatment.
CHANDRAPUR: The Covid count surged to 4,662 as the district took leap of 276 positive patients on Wednesday. With two more deaths reported during the last 24 hours, the toll has reached to 53. The day also saw the discharge of 132 patients and the figure of cured patients has now climbed to 2,364, leaving 2,245 patients under treatment.
The two deceased include a 72-year-old person from Aazad ward in Warora and 60-year-old person from Nandgaon in Bramhapuri tehsil. Both were comorbid patients suffering from pneumonia. Both of them died at Chandrapur GMCH.
District administration has given call for four-day janata curfew at Chandrapur city, areas on periphery like Padoli, Durgapur and Urjanagar along with Ballarpur town from Thursday. All the grocery stores, vegetable, fruit stalls, paan kiosks and street stalls along with all the establishments will remain closed. Medical services, medical stores, government offices, factories, banks, WCL mines will continue to operate.
Yavatmal: Surge of 120 cases, including three deaths took Yavatmal’s tally to 4,664 and toll to 129 on Wednesday. The deceased include a 50-year-old man from Arni, a 24-year-old man from Pandharkawda, and a 60-year-old from Digras. After recovery of 73 patients in a day, the district has 1,280 patients under treatment. Of them, 966 are in hospital while others are in home isolation. The district has tested 57,833 samples, just next to Nagpur in Vidarbha region. Still, more than 3,000 reports are awaited in Yavatmal district.
WARDHA: The district saw highest single-day jump in Covid cases and crossed 2,000-mark of positive patients on Wednesday. A 37-year-old man from Pulgaon, 62-year-old woman from Wardha and 50-year-old woman from Hinganghat died on Wednesday, taking the toll to 37.
On Wednesday, 796 test report were received. Of them, 185 (102 men and 83 women) were found positive, taking the caseload to 2,111. The highest 89 cases were reported from Wardha tehsil, followed by Hinganghat (37), Deoli (17), Selu (12), Samudrapur (10), eight cases each came from Arvi and Ashti while Karanja reported four cases.
The day also saw 35 patients getting discharge after recovery. Now, there are 983 patients under treatment.
GONDIA: Three patients succumbed to Covid-19 in the district on Wednesday. While 116 new cases emerged, 76 patients were given discharge after recovery. Of the 1,194 active cases, 407 patients are under home quarantine. Deceased include an 82-year-old man from Ram Nagar, a 60-year-old from Kanhartoli and a 68-year-old from Sadak-Arjuni. Gondia now has 2,607 cases, 1,375 recoveries, and 38 deaths. Gondia district has tested 20,389 samples so far, and sample positivity rate here is nearly 13%.
BULDHANA: The day saw spike of 172 cases, death of a Covid-19 patient, and discharge to 89 patients. A 59-year-old man from Buldhana died during treatment on Wednesday taking district’s toll to 60. Total 770 reports were received in a day and 172 tested positive, which means sample positivity rate is more than 22%. Total cases in district reached 4,363, including 3,097 recoveries. Now, 1,206 patients are under treatment.
WASHIM: The district reported two Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, taking the toll to 46, including a suicide. Both deceased were men and 65 years old. The district reported spike of 79 cases, taking the tally to 2,377. Total 35 patients recovered in a day, taking their number to 1,651. With this, 680 patients are under treatment.
GADCHIROLI: Gadchiroli was the only district in Vidarbha on Wednesday where no Covid-19 death was reported. In fact, Gadchiroli has recorded only one death so far. The deceased was a resident of Gadchiroli but died in Telangana in the first week of June. Gadchiroli is so far the least affected district in Vidarbha with 1,349 cases, 1,104 of them recovered and 244 under treatment.