NAGPUR:
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s health department did a reconciliation of
Covid-19 recovered
patients on Tuesday in which it was revealed that 2005 recoveries were not reported till date. The
NMC added these recoveries in Tuesday’s report which took the total number of day’s recoveries to 2310. As a result, Nagpur’s recovery rate which was under 92% for all 22 days of December, surpassed 93% mark and reached 93.43% on Tuesday.
The cascading effect of Nagpur, which accounts for more than 50% Covid-19 cases and recoveries in
Vidarbha was also seen. Vidarbha’s recovery rate shot to 94%, just a few decimal points less than the state average of 94.3%.
Excluding the 2005 recoveries which were added post-reconciliation, the region reported 729 recoveries and 770
new cases on Tuesday. Total 15
Covid-19 deaths were reported in a day.
Deaths came from Nagpur (7), Chandrapur (3), Yavatmal (2), Wardha (1), Gadchiroli (1) and Akola (1). Out of Nagpur’s 7 deaths, three were from Nagpur rural, 2 from city and 2 from other district/state patients. Total Covid-19 death toll of Vidarbha reached 6,441 with case fatality rate at 2.61%. This is still higher than the state average of 2.57% and national average of 1.45%.
After a huge drop in Covid-19 tests reported on Monday, most districts improved their
testing count on Tuesday. 770 new cases were reported in a day. These include Nagpur (341 cases/3518 tests), Chandrapur (82/731), Amravati (65/525), Yavatmal (57/294), Wardha (53/635), Bhandara (51/826), Buldhana (37/209), Akola (34/646), Gondia (22/515), Gadchiroli (19/340), Washim (9).
Total 729 patients recovered in a day from Nagpur (305), Chandrapur (92), Amravati (71), Bhandara (54), Akola (48), Buldhana (40), Yavatmal (37), Gadchiroli (34), Gondia (25), Wardha (17), and Washim (6).
Bhandara: The district reported 51 new cases, 54 recoveries and no death for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. This took the total number of Covid-19 cases in Bhandara to 12,030, recoveries to 11,207 and death toll remained at 286. Total 537 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district witnessed 22 new positive cases while 25 patients won the battle against corona on Tuesday. Now, the district has 13,399 cases, 12,918 recoveries and 177 deaths. Total 304 patients are under treatment. Of 304 active cases in the district, 164 are from Gondia tehsil.
Gadchiroli: The district reported 19 new cases, while 35 patients recovered on Tuesday. An 80-year-old woman from Kurkheda tehsil died during treatment taking Gadchiroli’s death toll to 98. The district now has 8,833 total cases, 8,444 recoveries and 291 patients are under treatment.
Akola: With 65 rapid antigen tests and 581
RT-PCR conducted in a day, Akola’s received 34 positive reports on Tuesday. District’s Covid-19 tally reached 10,218. On the other hand, 48 patients recovered in a day. This took the number of recovered patients to 9,135. A 71-year-old man from Telhara who was admitted on December 15 died during treatment. This took the total toll of Akola to 312. Now, 771 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: The district reported 37 new cases and 40 patients recovered in a day. These include 34 positive from RT-PCR tests and three came positive from Rapid Antigen tests. Now, the district has 12,227 total cases, 11,719 recoveries and 147 deaths. The district has 361 patients under treatment.
Washim: With 9 new cases and 6 recoveries, Washim district’s total cases reached 6,541 and recoveries 6,154 on Tuesday. With no deaths reported in the last 20 days, total toll is unchanged at 148. The district now has 238 cases under treatment.