Nagpur: The Nagpur district crossed 3 lakh Covid cases, the last one lakh being quickest and coming in just 23 days, and 6,000 fatalities on Thursday. The last 1,000 deaths have been recorded in 16 days, as the toll began to surge rapidly due to lack of beds in government and private hospitals. The sudden increase in active cases have left all Covid hospitals jampacked with many dying without even before reaching hospital.
The day reported 74 deaths — which are highest-ever — and 5,813 cases on Thursday. The previous highest 73 deaths were recorded on April 8. For 11 days this month, the cases have remained above 5,000 mark while testing was higher than 15,000 on 13 days and April 13 witnessing highest 29,122 tests. Such had been the rush that NMC had to suspend RTPCR swab collection for three days to clear the backlog.
Total 2.75lakh tests have generated 76,811 cases in April. The sample positivity rate for the month is 27% while case fatality ratio is 1.1%.
Cases in the 15 days of April at 76,811 are now higher than any month in the pandemic. At 48,457, the month of September had reported the highest cases last year. This was surpassed in March which ended at 76,250 in that month alone.
April has so far recorded 876 deaths. Highest fatalities of 1,746 took place in March followed by 1,327 in September last year.
The span for the latest 1,000 Covid deaths during the ongoing second wave is shortest of the pandemic. At the first wave peak, the shortest duration was 31 days for the jumps from 1,000 to 2,000 and 2,000 to 3,000 in Aug-Sept-Oct. It had taken the district 185 days to cross the 50,000 mark on September 11 last year while it took 235 days to clock 1lakh cases. Since then, the span has been getting shorter.
Back to back reporting of high number of cases has left 64,110 active cases in the district. As per officials around 90% of them are in home isolation. Yet, the remaining 10% needing hospitalization have badly strained the health infrastructure and services in the city. In fact, many home isolated patients too have been advised anti-viral and anti-biotic drugs which are also in great demand.
Meanwhile, one Covid positive woman inmate passed away at Regional Mental Hospital. So far 83 inmates have tested positive.