Nagpur: New cases of Covid-19 are witnessing a fresh rise in Amravati division. On Saturday, Yavatmal, Buldhana, and Amravati reported 50+ cases with Amravati once again reporting just one case short of 200 mark. On the other hand, no district barring Nagpur reported 50+ cases in Nagpur division. This development hints at new surge in
Amravati division, where conditions were in good control till January.
Overall, 753 new cases were reported on Saturday. Five districts of Amravati division accounted 382 of them while six districts in Nagpur division reported 371. These include 268 from Nagpur district alone. Overall, with Nagpur (268), Amravati (199), Yavatmal (73), Buldhana (61), Wardha (46), Akola (38), Gondia (24), Bhandara (15), Chandrapur (14), Washim (11), and Gadchiroli (4) — Vidarbha’s total Covid-19 caseload reached 2,76,891 on Saturday.
Recoveries continued to be fewer than the new cases for the second day in a row. Total 577 patients recovered in the day. Now, February has 3,631 new cases and 3,629 recoveries in first six days. Saturday’s 577 recoveries include Nagpur (187), Amravati (160), Yavatmal (64), Buldhana (47), Wardha (33), Gondia (32), Bhandara (15), Chandrapur (15), Akola (11), Washim (9), Gadchiroli (4) which took total to 2,63,670. Now, recovery rate of Vidarbha is 95.2% which is less than state and national average.
Deaths, however, are under control. Nine deaths were reported on Saturday. These include 5 from Nagpur, 3 from Yavatmal and 1 from Bhandara. Nagpur’s 5 deaths include 2 from Nagpur city, 1 from Nagpur rural and 2 from other state/districts. Overall, Vidarbha’s death toll reached 7,023 on Saturday. Case fatality rate is 2.53%.
Akola: Near 400 tests were conducted in Akola in last 24 hours and 38 of them tested positive. This took total Covid-19 cases to 11,784. With 11 patients recovering in the day, 10,673 patients recovered in Akola. No death was reported. Akola now has 773 patients under treatment.
Buldhana: The district conducted 677 tests of Covid-19 on Saturday, reported 61 new cases and 47 recoveries. No death was reported in Buldhana. Now, the district has 14,274 total cases, 13,736 recoveries and 171 deaths due to Covid-19. Total 367 patients are under treatment.
Washim: With 11 cases and 9 recoveries, Washim’s Covid-19 case count reached 7,220 and recoveries reached 6,930 on Saturday. Total 155 deaths have been reported till date. Now, 135 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: Four new patients were detected while the same number of under-treatment patients recovered from Gadchiroli district on Saturday. No death was reported. The district now has 9,387 total cases of Covid-19, including 9,233 recoveries and 105 deaths. Total 49 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: 15 new patients were detected and 15 recovered on Saturday in Bhandara. A patient died during treatment which took the death toll of district to 324. Now, Bhandara has 13,302 total cases, 12,837 cases and 141 patients under treatment.
Gondia: The district became second only district in Vidarbha to have less than 100 patients under treatment. With 24 new patients and 32 recoveries in last 48 hours, Gondia now has 14,247 patients and 13,969 recoveries. No death was reported on Saturday. Gondia has 95 patients under treatment.
Amravati: The addition of 199 cases on Saturday added to the worries of the administration even as the caseload went up to 22,866. Though no death was reported, the day saw 160 recoveries, taking the total to 22,023. This left 420 active cases. In the last ten days, the district has recorded 1,427 cases at an average of 142.7 cases a day.
Yavatmal: The district recorded three deaths taking the death toll to 434. The administration has received 415 test reports during the last 24 hours of which 73 were found positive. Currently there are 454 active patients in the district. Out of the 14,664 Covid-19 patients treated in the district so far, 13,779 including 64 of Saturday have recovered.
Chandrapur: There were 14 new cases and 15 recoveries on Sunday, leaving 100 active patients in the district. No death was reported during the day and the death toll was stable at 392. Cumulative Covid figure has now climbed to 23,132, while total recoveries amount to 22,640.
Wardha: Out of 555 test reports, 46 patients were found positive for coronavirus and the caseload reached 10,277, while 33 patients were discharged and recoveries increased to 9,591. Active patients in the district are 376, while toll remains at 310 as no death was reported on Saturday.