Nagpur: Five days after reporting highest number of cases in a day in region for the first time, Amravati reported single-day highest
Covid deaths for the first time among all the 11 districts of Vidarbha. Nagpur (5), which has always seen highest number of fatalities in Vidarbha, was behind Amravati (6) by a notch.
At 596, Nagpur reported its highest number of cases since October 22 (602). This was due to large number of gathering taking places in the district and increased testing by Nagpur Municipal Corporatoin (NMC) in the last few days.
Hospital admissions too were on the rise in Amravati district with many reporting with fever, cold and cough. This district too has decided to increase testing as many patients with fever, cold, cough and loose motions are testing positive.
The five district of Amravati division have reported 1,053 cases, which was 326 more than six district of Nagpur division at 727 cases. Similarly, of the 18 deaths in the day, 11 were from Amravati division.
Cases are also on the rise in Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana and too some extent at Washim. Health authorities have made Covid care centre (CCS) admission must for all asymptomatic patients in Washim and Buldhana too in order to avoid Amravati like situation.
All districts in Amravati division, Nagpur and Wardha districts have revived restrictions on gatherings besides keeping schools and colleges closed till February 28.
Excluding Nagpur, the districts of Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli reported only 134 news cases only two deaths.
The 18 deaths were from Nagpur (5) Wardha (1), Chandrapur (1), Amravati (6), Yavatmal 2 taking the toll to 7150.
The large numbers of cases from Amravati division also swelled the active cases beyond the 10,000 mark.
No deaths were reported from Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, and Washim.
The day’s 1,783 cases were from Nagpur (596), Bhandara (14), Wardha (85), Gondia (2), Chandrapur (22), Gadchiroli (11), Akola (204), Amravati (498), Yavatmal (109), Buldhana (199) and Washim (43). Now, the total cases are 2,89,438.
Only 667 recoveries were reported form Nagpur (279), Bhandara (5), Wardha (14), Gondia (16), Chandrapur (26), Gadchiroli (2), Akola (49), Amravati (149), Yavatmal (78), Buldhana (42) and Washim (7). Total discharged are 2,71,980 while 10,135 are under treatment in Vidarbha.
Amravati: Six Covid deaths and a 400-plus spike on the third successive day has taken the district’s toll just two shy of the 450-mark on Wednesday. Keeping its upward graph growing, the district today posted 498 new cases, highest single-day jump since the lockdown imposed in March last year, to take the caseload to 26,726. Also, 149 discharge took the recovery rate to 91.37% for total recoveries of 24,419. This left 1,859 patients under treatment.
Yavatmal: Wednesday saw two Covid deaths — 54-year-old man from the city and 71-year-old woman from Arni — and 109 new cases. The day also witnessed discharge of 78 persons after recovery. Out of total 15,462 patients detected in the district so far, 14,380 have recovered. The collector has ordered enhancing the number of daily tests in Covid hotspots cities — Yavatmal, Pandharkawda and Pusad — mandating to test at least 500 persons.
Chandrapur: There were 22 new detections and 26 discharges registered on Wednesday leaving 105 Covid patients under treatment. The day witnessed lone Covid death taking the toll to 394. The Covid case count has climbed to 23,278, while total recoveries to 22,779.
Wardha: The district witnessed 85 new Covid cases on Wednesday, thus the caseload increased to 10,916. A 62-year-old woman from Wardha died due to coronavirus, taking the toll to 324. The number of patients under treatment increased to 606 while 14 patients were discharged. Total recoveries stood at 9,986 as on Wednesday. New cases detected are from Wardha 60, 7 form Hinganghat, 5 from Selu, 4 from Ashti, 3 each from Karanja and Arvi, 2 from Deoli and one from Samudrapur.
Gadchiroli: No Covid death reported. New cases count increased by 11. 2 recoveries were reported during the day. The district now has just 38 active cases.
Washim: The district did not report any death. 43 tested positive on Wednesday. The district reported 7 recoveries. Death toll remains at 156. 178 are active cases.
Buldhana: One Covid death took place while a whopping 199 new cases were reported in the district. 484 are active cases.
Bhandara: No Covid death was reported. Cases were low at 14, and 5 recoveries. The district has 113 active cases.
Gondia: The district saw 16 recoveries and 2 new cases. Number of patients under treatment are 65.
Akola: The district crossed 200 mark after over two months with 204 cases on Wednesday. Only 49 recoveries were reported. Two Covid death also took place. 1,031 are under treatment.