Nagpur: All Covid-19 records in Vidarbha were broken on Sunday. The region reported highest-ever new cases in a day (8,313), highest-ever recoveries in a day (7,188) and highest death toll in the present surge (94).
Vidarbha region’s Covid-19 caseload also surpassed the 5 lakh-mark on Sunday. The last 50,000 cases were reported in just 7 days, which is the fastest ever since the outbreak of pandemic in March 2020.
On the other hand, 4.25 lakh patients have recovered from Covid-19. Recovery rate of the region is 84%. So far, 9,200 have died due to Covid-19 and the case fatality rate is 1.8% in the region. At 72,078, the highest-ever number of patients are under treatment in Vidarbha. This number is above 14% of the total cases reported till date.
Nagpur district created a record by conducting 18,135 tests, and Bhandara was at the second spot with 6,746 tests. With Buldhana (5,770), Yavatmal (4,069) and Amravati (2,703) behind them, a total of 51,249 tests were conducted in Vidarbha region on Sunday. Tests surpassed the 50,000-mark for the third time in 4 days of April.
The biggest cause of concern for the region is the increasing number of deaths due to Covid-19. Sunday’s 94 deaths included 29 from Nagpur city, 29 from Nagpur rural and 4 of the patients referred from other states/regions to Nagpur. Barring Gondia, all districts in Vidarbha reported deaths on Sunday.
Yavatmal reported 8 deaths, making it 29 deaths in the first four days of April in the district. Wardha and Buldhana reported 6 deaths each, Chandrapur and Washim reported 3 each, while Gadchiroli and Akola reported 2 deaths each. Bhandara and Amravati reported one death each. Cases as well as deaths have reduced in Amravati the past week. On Sunday, only 1 death was reported, which is a positive sign for the district.
Yavatmal: The district reported 8 deaths on Sunday, which took the toll to 687. The administration received 4,069 test reports, of which 425 (290 men and 135 women) were positive. Currently there are 3,173 active cases, of whom 1,463 are undergoing treatment in hospitals, while 1,710 are in home isolation. Out of the 30,651 cases so far, 26,794, including 325 on Sunday, have recovered. The positivity rate is 10.75% and the fatality rate is 2.23%.
Amravati: Five-hundred and thirteen recoveries and just one death gave solace to the district, which reported 303 new cases on Sunday. While the toll reached 687, the caseload increased to 49,826. Total recoveries reached 46,057, leaving 3,082 patients under treatment.
Chandrapur: There were 364 new cases and 186 recoveries on Sunday, leaving 2,725 patients under treatment. Three deaths were registered during the day, taking the toll to 435. The Covid caseload has climbed to 29,106, while total recoveries now amount to 25,946.
Wardha: The district registered six more deaths due to coronavirus, 322 new positive cases and 249 recoveries on Sunday. Caseload is now at 19,870, recoveries 17,645 and toll 463, while 1,762 are active positive in the district.
Akola: The district reported 266 new cases, 643 recoveries and 2 deaths on Sunday. This took the caseload to 28,831, recoveries to 24,025 and toll to 470. Now, 4,336 patients are under treatment in Akola. 2,591 tests were done in a day.
Washim: With 234 new cases, 376 recoveries and 3 deaths in a day, Washim’s caseload reached 17,195, recoveries 14,472 and toll reached 192. Currently 2,530 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: The district reported another 1,000-plus case spike on Sunday. With 1,022 new cases and 945 recoveries, Buldhana’s caseload reached 41,070 and recoveries 34,736. The toll reached 282 with six deaths reported on Sunday. Now, 6052 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: For the second day in a row, Gadchiroli reported more than 100 cases. With 111 new cases, 68 recoveries and death of 2 patients, the district now has 10,977 cases, 10,286 recoveries and 576 patients under treatment.
Gondia: The district reported 312 new cases on Sunday which took the caseload to 17,004. With 88 patients recovering in a day, total recoveries reached 15,329. Now, Gondia has 1,483 patients under treatment.
Bhandara: A record-breaking 844 new cases were detected in Bhandara on Sunday. On the other hand, 243 patients recovered. Now, the district has 20,861 new cases, 15,530 recoveries and 352 deaths. Currently 4,979 patients are under treatment.