Nagpur: Vidarbha reported 29 Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its lowest since August 15. Nagpur district saw 13 deaths during the day, the least it has recorded in the last 77 days.
Chandrapur, Yavatmal and Buldhana — three of the worst-affected districts — reported no deaths. On the other hand, Nagpur city recorded 4 deaths, its lowest in last 83 days.
The region reported 1,368 new cases while 1,870 patients recovered. Of the total 1,76,144 cases, 1,54,399 have recovered. The recovery rate of Vidarbha is now 87.65%, almost equal to the national average of 87.8%. The case fatality rate, however, is still at 2.71% which is expected to improve if the death toll continues to reduce in the next few days.
Washim: The district reported 52 new cases while 25 patients recovered on Saturday. Washim’s caseload has reached 5,292. These include 4,540 patients who have recovered and 113 deaths. Four deaths were added to the district’s tally after reconciliation for the second day in a row. Now, total 639 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: The authorities received 535 samples of which 121 tested positive taking the district’s caseload to 8,424. For the second day in a row, Buldhana reported more than 100 cases. On the other hand, 42 patients got discharge taking the number to 7,865. No death was reported for the third consecutive day. Buldhana’s death toll is 113. Total 446 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: A 24-year-old youth from Chamorshi succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, the youngest deceased in the district. A 60-year-old man from Gadchiroli city also died on Saturday, taking the death toll of the district to 36. Gadchiroli reported 63 new cases while 148 patients recovered during the day. The district now has 4,432 cases, including 3,572 recoveries, 36 deaths and 824 patients under treatment.
Bhandara: With record 228 patients getting discharge in a single day, total 6,080 patients have recovered till date in the district. After recording more than 100 cases on Friday, Bhandara’s new cases came down to 79. Two deaths were reported taking the toll of the district to 187. Now, 1,108 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district reported 112 new cases, a 100+ spike for the 5th consecutive day. A 62-year-old man died during treatment taking the toll to 111. Total 38 patients recovered during the day. Now, the number of recovered patients is 7,549. Gondia’s recovery rate is 87.59%, while the case fatality rate is 1.57%. Total 849 patients are under treatment.
Akola: The district reported 66 new patients and 8 recoveries on Saturday. Akola also reported death of a 65-year-old man during treatment. The district now has 8,037 cases, 7,308 recoveries, 264 deaths and 465 patients under treatment.
Wardha: Four deaths and 45 positive patients were reported on Saturday with the caseload touching 5,755. Meanwhile, 224 were discharged after recovery and total recovered are 4,491. A 66-year-old man from Wardha, a 23-year-old man from Deoli, a 30-year-old woman from Samudrapur and a 36-year-old man from Selu died, taking the toll to 182. The cases were from Wardha (24), Karanja (8), Deoli (6), Hinganghat and Ashti (3 each) and Samudrapur (1). The active patients under treatment are 1082.
Chandrapur: With discharge of 153 patients from hospitals, Chandrapur on Saturday crossed the landmark of 10,000 recoveries and the total of cured patients has reached to 10,036. While 145 new cases were detected, there was no death reported during the day. Covid total now stands at 13,227 and toll remains the same at 197. There are now 2994 active patients under treatment.
Amravati: Two fatalities and a spike of 109 cases took the district’s death toll to 349 and caseload to 15,418 on Saturday. The civil surgeon’s office reported that 169 patients went home after recovey. Now, 13,871 have recovered in the district. There are 1,198 active cases in the district, including 560 under treatment.
Yavatmal: The district recorded no death on Saturday. In the last 24 hours, 425 test reports have been received of which 36 were found positive. The caseload of the district has reached 9,374 of which 8,444 patients have recovered.