NAGPUR:
Vidarbha’s number of recoveries came down after outnumbering
new Covid cases for three days in a row on Wednesday.
The region’s 11 districts reported 1,051 new Covid cases against 926 recoveries, while 23 deaths were also witnessed in the day.
Only Nagpur and
Chandrapur districts registered new cases in three digits, while Washim continues to see lowest number of infections in a day.
The 23 deaths were from Nagpur 11,
Bhandara 3, Wardha 1, Chandrapur 2, Akola 2, Yavatmal 1, Buldhana 2, Washim 1, taking the total count to 6,088.
The 1,051 cases were from Nagpur 453, Bhandara 74, Wardha 66, Gondia 48, Chandrapur 168, Gadchiroli 42,
Akola 26, Amravati 76, Yavatmal 50, Buldhana 28 and Washim 20, making for 2,29,152 total cases.
Wednesday’s 926 recovered patients belong to Nagpur 264, Bhandara 82, Wardha 52, Gondia 128, Chandrapur 162, Gadchiroli 74, Akola 13, Amravati 38, Yavatmal 68, Buldhana 32 and Washim 13, taking the total recoveries to 2,10,993.
Now, 12,175 patients are under treatment in the region.
At Nagpur, two rail passengers were found Covid positive, while no flyer tested positive. On December 1, five flights from hotspots Delhi and Ahmedabad had landed in the city. Of the 527 incoming flyers, 65 had reached here without a Covid negative report. They were asked to take RT-PCR test at airport, but none of them was found infected. The civic body stated that 1,690 passengers have arrived from Covid hotspots of Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Of these, eight took the rapid antigen test and two were found positive. The civic body, however, didn’t inform the whereabouts of these two persons.
Chandrapur: The Covid tally in Chandrapur has climbed to 20,283 with detection of 168 new cases on Wednesday. Discharge of 162 patients pushed the total recoveries to 18,166. There are now 1,909 patients under treatment in the district. The day also witnessed two deaths, taking the toll to 308.
Yavatmal: The district recorded death of a 42-year-old man from the city, which makes the death toll 377. In all, 532 test reports were received, of which 50 were found positive. There are 469 patients undergoing treatment in the district. 11,606 have tested positive so far, of whom 10,763 were discharged. 68 positive patients recovered and were discharged on Wednesday.
Amravati: 76 new cases took the district’s caseload to 17,998. No was death reported. The 38 recoveries of the day took the total to 17,120 for a rate of 95.1%. This left 499 active cases and 252 in home isolation.
Wardha: A 70-year-old woman from the city died due to
coronavirus during treatment on Wednesday, while 66 new patients were detected, taking the total to 7,957. The death toll reached 251.
52 patients were discharged after recovery and the total recoveries in district reached 7,219. Patients under treatment are 487.
Out of 820 test reports on Wednesday, 66 were positive. The cases were reported from Wardha (36), Hinganghat (22), Deoli (3), Selu and Karanja (2 each) and Samudrapur (1).
Gadchiroli: No Covid death was reported on Wednesday. New case count increased by 42, while 74 recoveries were reported. The district now has 510 patients under treatment, while total cases are at 8,041. So far, 83 Covid patients have succumbed, while 7,448 have defeated Covid and declared recovered in the district.
Washim: The district reported a Covid death on Wednesday. It also reported lowest number of day’s cases in Vidarbha at 20, while 13 patients recovered and discharged. The district’s Covid toll is 149. The new cases took the tally to 6,206, total number of discharged patients rose to 5,807, while 149 are under treatment.
Buldhana: Two Covid deaths took place in the district, while 28 new cases and 32 recoveries were reported on Wednesday. According to official figures, the district now has 11,389 total cases, 10,834 recoveries, 136 deaths and 419 under treatment.
Bhandara: The district reported three Covid deaths, 74 new cases, and 82 recoveries on Wednesday. The district now has 942 patients under treatment. Total caseload stands at 10,900 cases, and 9,701 discharged. The Covid toll is at 257 now.
Gondia: The district witnessed one Covid death, 128 recoveries and 48 new cases on Wednesday. Number of patients under treatment remained above 500-mark at 895. The new patients took the tally to 12,548 and Covid toll so far to 161, recoveries now stand at 11,492.
Akola: The district reported 26 new cases, 13 recoveries and two Covid deaths on Wednesday. The total Covid tally climbed to 8,613. So far, 295 people have died of Covid here. With new recoveries, the tally of recovered patients touched 8,613. As on Wednesday, 583 patients are under treatment.