Nagpur: Discrepancies in Covid-19 daily data of the district are continuing. There are 698 fewer deaths recorded with the state government as compared to the data released by district civil surgeon (CS) here. When it comes to positive cases, the government data shows 2,024 more cases.
As per daily data of November 27 released by the state’s public health department (PHD), there have been 2,938 fatalities in the district. As per daily data released by CS, there were 3,636 deaths, for a difference of 698.
TOI had on October 30 reported discrepancies in daily data of the district between public health department, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and CS. At that time, 388 fewer deaths were recorded with PHD, and this number has only increased.
As per PHD, city’s fatalities were 2,354 whereas they were 2,521 as per CS for a difference of 167. The difference is lesser in rural. As per PHD, there were 584 deaths whereas figure was 622 as per CS, for a difference of 38.
Here, there is discrepancy between data of CS and Zilla Parishad (ZP). There were 659 deaths as per ZP, which is the authority for rural.
As per CS, 493 deceased were from other districts of Vidarbha and adjoining states, who tested positive and died in the city. But there is mention of these deaths either in city or rural or separately in PHD’s report.
Following TOI’s report, guardian minister Nitin Raut had directed officials here to ensure there were no discrepancies in daily data of the district. CS had reconciled the data on October 31 and matched it with the figures of NMC. The daily data of CS and NMC are same as on date.
As far as positive cases are concerned, the situation was totally opposite. The number was more by 6,442 with PHD as on October 30 when compared to data of CS. Following TOI’s news, CS had reconciled 7,357 cases on October 31.
Still, the cases are high with PHD. The district’s cases are at 1,12,813 as per PHD whereas they are at 1,10,789 as per CS, for a difference of 2,024.
In case of city, PHD has recorded 86,405 cases whereas CS has 87,530, for a difference of 1,125.
There is huge difference in cases of rural areas. As per PHD, there were 26,408 cases whereas it was 22,584 as per CS, for a difference of 3,824.
As per CS, 675 cases from other districts were registered here.
There is no difference in data of CS, NMC and ZP when it comes to positive cases.
The authorities here, CS (nodal agency for district), NMC (for city), and ZP (for rural) upload number of deaths on portal of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Positive cases are uploaded by NMC, ZP, government and private-run laboratories. NMC and ZP take data from ICMR portal and pass on to CS, who releases daily data of the district. PHD also takes data of the district from the same portal. Still, discrepancies have continued in the district data.
CS Dr VD Paturkar did not respond to TOI’s call and messages.
TABLE
Deaths
——- District —- City — Rural — Other districts
State- 2,938 —- 2,354 —- 584 — NIL
CS- 3,636 —- 2,521 —— 622 —- 675
Difference- 698 —— 167 — 38
POSITIVE CASES
—-District ——— City —— Rural — Other districts
State- 1,12,813 —- 86,405 — 26,408 — NIL
CS- 1,10,789 — 87,530 — 22,584 — 493
Difference- 2,024 — 1,125 — 3,824