NAGPUR: For the first time since September 30, Vidarbha region reported more Covid cases than the number of recoveries on Tuesday. Against 1,122 new cases reported in the day, 1,104 patients recovered on November 3. Though, the difference is only 16, the increasing number of cases could be an indicator of possible second wave of Covid-19.
In addition to this, the region reported 24 deaths on Tuesday. Covid casualties are also increasing as has been witnessed in the last three days, 12, 16 and 24 from November 1 to 3, respectively. Both the trends are worrisome.
Vidarbha’s seven districts reported Covid deaths on Tuesday. They include Nagpur 9, Chandrapur 6, Gondia 3, Bhandara 2, Amravati 1, Yavatmal 1, and Buldhana 1. Nagpur city reported only one death due to Covid-19. The region’s toll reached 5,560 which means the case fatality rate is still 2.75%, higher than state and national average.
Tuesday’s new Covid cases include 385 from Nagpur, Chandrapur 182, Bhandara 95, Gadchiroli 94, Gondia 88, Wardha 65, Amravati 65, Buldhana 65, Yavatmal 45, Akola 30, and Washim 8. At 385, Nagpur recorded its highest surge in the last 11 days.
Total 1,104 recoveries came from Nagpur 401, Chandrapur 134, Gadchiroli 104, Bhandara 89, Buldhana 84, Gondia 75, Amravati 63, Yavatmal 58, Wardha 40, Akola 28, and Washim 28. Now, out of 2,01,528 total cases, 1,84,423 patients have already recovered. Recovery rate of Vidarbha has reached 91.51%, which is nearing the national average of 92%.
Amravati: The Covid sample testing figure crossed the one lakh mark even as 65 new cases took the caseload to 16428 on Tuesday. The day also saw one death of a 57-year-old man from Talvel in Chandur Bazaar tehsil that took the toll to 365. In all, 63 recoveries took the total to 15477 for a recovery rate of 94.21. This left 586 active cases under treatment.
Collector Shailesh Naval said that though there had been a fall in the number of new patients, the threat of Covid was not over. He urged people to take all precautions during the festival season to avoid the second wave of Covid.
Yavatmal: The district recorded one death, a 35-year-old man from Maregaon, taking the toll to 351. 449 test reports were received on Tuesday of which 45 were positive while the remaining 404 negative. 339 are the active positive patients in the district under treatment. 10335 were reported as positive of whom 9155 were negative which includes 58 patients discharged on Tuesday.
Wardha: With the district reporting 65 positive cases and 40 persons getting discharged on Tuesday, the caseload reached 6424 with recoveries accounting for 5934. 1196 test reports were received on Tuesday and 65 of them (men 38) tested positive. The cases were reported from Wardha (28), Selu (13), Hinganghat (10), Deoli (9), Karanja (2), Arvi, Ashti and Samudrapur (1 each). Total active positive undergoing treatment in the district are 278 while the death toll of the district stands at 212.
Chandrapur: The district registered six deaths and 182 new cases on Tuesday. This has taken the Covid-19 caseload across 16,000 mark at 16,172. There were 134 recoveries recorded during the day taking total of cured patients to 13,135. There are now 2,795 patients under treatment. The death toll has reached to 242 six new deaths due to Covid infection. Five of them belong to different places in Chandrapur district, while one other is from Gadchiroli.
Gondia: Total 88 new Covid patients were added to the tally while 75 recovered in the district on Tuesday. A 57-year-old patient hailing from Amgaon breathed his last along with two others. Number of total recoveries has surpassed 9,000-mark. Now, Gondia has 9,961 total cases, including 9,149 recoveries and 130 deaths. Total 682 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: The district once again reported more cases than recoveries on Tuesday. While 95 new cases were detected, 89 patients recovered in the day. Deaths continued in Bhandara with two patients dying during treatment on Tuesday and taking the toll to 223. The district has 8,694 total cases, 7,671 recoveries and 800 patients under treatment.
Gadchiroli: The district reported 94 new cases and 104 recoveries on Tuesday. This took total Covid-19 cases in the district to 6,110 and recoveries to 5,202. No death was reported in the day, so toll remained at 60. Now, 848 patients are under treatment in the district. Recovery rate of Gadchiroli is 85.14%.
Akola: The district recorded no Covid death for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. Total 30 new patients were added into the caseload, while 28 patients recovered in the day. Akola now has 8,458 total cases, 7,990 recoveries and 281 deaths. As on date, 187 patients were under treatment. Akola thus is the only district in Vidarbha having less than 200 patients under treatment.
Washim: Once again, the district reported least new cases in Vidarbha. Total 8 patients were detected, while 28 recovered. Now, out of the 5,726 total cases, 5,206 have recovered. Covid toll is at 143. Total 377 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: The district reported Covid-19 death after 3 days on November 3. This took Covid-19 toll of Buldhana to 127. Out of more than 1,000 tests done in the day, 65 tested positive taking the caseload close to 10,000-mark at 9,578. With 84 recoveries, total 8,995 patients have recovered from the district. At present, 456 patients are under treatment.