Nagpur: A record 120 deaths were reported in Vidarbha region on Thursday, along with highest-ever 10,565 new cases from the 11 districts. The region reported 10,000+ cases for the second day in a row, but the recoveries count, which had already been less than the new cases, went down to 5,857 on Thursday.
As the difference in new cases and recoveries widened, the number of under-treatment patients swelled beyond 81,000 on Thursday. The recovery rate went below 84% once again.
The conditions in Vidarbha region are turning from bad to worse with deaths due to Covid-19 increasing everyday. On Thursday, Nagpur district alone reported 73 deaths.
These include 40 from Nagpur city, 28 from Nagpur rural and 5 from other regions. All 11 districts in Vidarbha reported more than 1 death due to Covid-19, which has happened for the first time after September 2020.
With deaths in Chandrapur (9), Wardha (7), Yavatmal (6), Gondia (5), Amravati (5), Buldhana (4), Bhandara (3), Akola (3), Washim (3) and Gadchiroli (2), Vidarbha’s toll reached 9,624. However, as the number of cases are more, the case fatality rate reduced further to 1.77%.
With 10,565 new cases and 5,857 recoveries, 4.52 lakh patients have now recovered out of 5.42 lakh cases till date. With the highest-ever tally of 81,281 patients under treatment, about 15% of the total 5.42 lakh cases are currently under treatment in Vidarbha region.
On Thursday, 59,599 tests were conducted, the highest ever in a day. After Nagpur’s 19,176, second-highest 8,085 tests were conducted in Bhandara district. Buldhana conducted 5,442 tests, Akola 4,182 and Yavatmal 3,871. More than 65% of the tests were RT-PCR.
Bhandara: The district was the only one after Nagpur to record a four-figure increase in number of new cases. With 1,042 new cases and 3 deaths, Bhandara now has 24,604 total cases, 16,698 recoveries, 381 deaths and 7,525 patients under treatment. The district also conducted a plasma donation camp on Thursday to provide plasma therapy to serious patients.
Gondia: With 576 new cases and 205 recoveries, Gondia reported five deaths, the most deaths in the district in the present surge. Gondia’s death toll reached 207, total cases to 18,796 and recoveries to 15,757. Now, 2,832 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: Record 219 new cases and 2 deaths were reported in Gadchiroli on Thursday. Now, the district has 11,602 cases, 10,442 recoveries and 124 deaths. This leaves 1,036 patients are under treatment.
Washim: With 213 new cases, 202 recoveries and 3 deaths reported on Thursday, Washim now has 18,004 cases, 15,655 recoveries and 199 deaths. This leaves 2,149 patients under treatment.
Akola: Out of more than 4,100 tests done in a day, 298 tested positive in Akola. Three deaths were reported. Number of under-treatment patients is reducing consistently here. Now, 3,771 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: Conditions in Buldhana are still alarming. 606 new cases were reported on Thursday. 373 patients recovered while 4 died during treatment. Now, 5,914 patients are under treatment in Buldhana, which is the highest-ever in Amravati division.
Amravati: Five Covid-19 deaths brought the district's toll three shy of the 700-mark, while 378 new cases took the caseload to 51,100 on Thursday. With 456 recoveries, the total reached 47,517, leaving 3,759 patients under treatment.
Yavatmal: The district recorded 6 deaths on Thursday, which took the toll to 718. The administration received 3,871 test reports of which 556 were found positive. Currently there are 3,167 active positive patients of whom 1,648 are in hospitals and 1,518 are in home isolation.
Out of 32,185 positive patients, 28,303, including 423 on Thursday, were discharged. The test positivity rate is 10.71% while death rate is 2.22 % according to the sources.
Chandrapur: The district witnessed a fresh spurt in cases with the detection of 668 patients, the highest in a day so far in the district. This is third time within a week when Covid cases have touched a fresh high since the outbreak of the pandemic. There were 9 deaths reported, taking the toll to 456. With 218 recoveries, there currently are 3,794 active cases. Caseload has now reached 31,168, while total recoveries amount to 26,918.
Wardha: The district recorded 495 positive cases, 7 deaths due to coronavirus and 205 discharges on Thursday, leaving 2,237 patients under treatment.
The caseload of district reached to 21,351, recoveries to 18,631 and toll to 483. Five men and a 55-year-old woman from Wardha and a 74-year-old man from Hinganghat died due to coronavirus during treatment. 3,455 test reports were received and 310 men and 185 women patients were detected and they are from Wardha (262), Hinganghat (71), Karanja (39), Deoli (38), Arvi (29), Ashti (24), Selu (22) and Samudrapur (10).