Nagpur: Vidarbha’s Covid-19 recovery rate touched the 89%-mark on Saturday with 1,464 patients beating Covid-19 as against 1,157 new patients. Nagpur district reported only 369 new patients, lowest in the last 88 days. With this, of the 1.85 lakh cases reported till date, 1.63 lakh have recovered in the region.
But, the administration is still struggling to control deaths due to Covid-19. Even on Saturday, 38 deaths were reported from the region. The death toll of Vidarbha surpassed the 5,000-mark while the toll in October reached 1,021 in 24 days. This number may be less than September but considering that the peak of Covid-19 is now over, the consistent case fatality rate of 2.71% is a matter of concern for the region. Vidarbha’s case fatality rate is higher than state as well as national.
On Saturday, except Akola, all districts of Vidarbha reported deaths. They include Nagpur (19), Chandrapur (4), Washim (4), Wardha (3), Bhandara (2), Gadchiroli (2), Gondia (1), Amravati (1), Yavatmal (1), and Buldhana (1).
Cases were reported from Nagpur (369), Chandrapur (197), Gadchiroli (102), Buldhana (91), Bhandara (87), Gondia (85), Amravati (61), Yavatmal (57), Wardha (53), Akola (34), Washim (21). The recoveries were Nagpur (469), Chandrapur (302), Gondia (120), Bhandara (104), Buldhana (97), Wardha (90), Amravati (78), Gadchiroli (71), Washim (61), Yavatmal (57), and Akola (15).
Akola: The district was the only in Vidarbha on Saturday not to report any Covid-19 death. Even the number of patients reported was 34 as against more than 250 tests conducted in a day. Akola now has 8,240 cases, 7,474 recoveries, 270 deaths and 496 patients under treatment, lowest in Vidarbha.
Gondia: Total 85 new patients were added to the tally while 120 recovered in the district. An 83-year-old patient breathed his last at GMC Gondia. The number of total recoveries surpassed the 8,000-mark with a recovery rate of 87.96%. Now, Gondia has 9,229 cases, 8,118 recoveries, 118 deaths and 993 patients under treatment.
Bhandara: The number of under-treatment patients in Bhandara district came under 1,000 on Saturday. With 85 new patients reported in a day, the total caseload has reached 9,229. As against this, 120 patients recovered in a day. Two patients died during treatment. Bhandara now has 8,118 patients recovered and 118 deaths. Total 993 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: Two deaths of under-treatment patients and 102 new cases were reported in Gadchiroli. The death toll reached 48 while 880 patients are under treatment in the district.
Buldhana: Covid-19 situation is improving in Buldhana. Of the 700-plus reports received on Saturday, 91 tested positive. On the other hand, 97 patients recovered. One patient died during treatment. Now, the district has 8,967 cases, 8,204 recoveries and 120 deaths. Total 643 patients are under treatment.
Washim: Only 21 new cases, least in Vidarbha, were reported in Washim on Saturday. Total 61 patients recovered while 4 deaths were added to the district’s Covid death toll. These deaths had happened in the last seven days and were added after the reconciliation exercise. Now, Washim has 557 patients under treatment.
Chandrapur: With discharge of 302 patients, the number of recoveries outnumbered 197 new cases. While the caseload now stands at 14,584, the total recoveries amounts to 11,439, leaving 2,928 active patients under treatment. Four deaths were recorded the in district in the last 24 hours. They include two from Chandrapur city and one each from Chimur and Wardha. The death toll has climbed to 217.
Yavatmal: The district recorded the death of a 67-year-old man from Darwha. In the last 24 hours, 553 test reports were received of which 57 tested positive. There are now 451 active cases in the district. The caseload of Yavatmal is 9,879 of which 8,761 patients have been were discharged. On Saturday, 38 patients were discharged after recovery.
Amravati: The district recorded 61 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking its total caseload to 15,900. Recoveries reached 14,608 after 78 patients got discharge from Covid hospital. The recovery rate is now 91.9%. One death took the toll to 358. This left 934 active cases under treatment.
Wardha: Two men (50 and 79 years) from Wardha tehsil and a 66-year-old woman from Arvi succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday. Total 53 new cases and 90 recoveries were also registered. The caseload of the district is now 6,073. Total 562 patients are undergoing treatment while 90 were discharged on Saturday. Total recoveries in the district have reached 5,315. The new cases were from Wardha (24), Deoli (11), Hinganghat (8), Ashti (5), Selu and Samudrapur (2 each) and Karanja (1).