Nagpur: With 14,658 new cases in the last 24 hours, the 11 districts in Vidarbha region surpassed the 7 lakh mark on Tuesday. Out of them, more than 1 lakh cases have been reported just in last 7 days. Vidarbha recorded more than 200 deaths for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday. The death toll is now nearing 12,000. About 3,000 of them have been reported in first 20 days of April alone.
Nagpur reported the highest-ever, 91 deaths on Tuesday. These include 50 from Nagpur city alone, 34 from Nagpur rural and 7 patients referred by other states, divisions. Seven out of 11 districts in the region reported more than 10 deaths on Tuesday. Bhandara reported the second highest day’s death toll in the region at 30. Yavatmal reported 29 deaths and is now heading towards becoming the only district except Nagpur to have more than 1,000 deaths. Gondia reported 21 deaths, more than 20 for the fourth day in a row.
With Chandrapur (16), Gadchiroli (15) and Wardha (12), all six districts in Nagpur division have reported more than 10 deaths. Amravati reported 11 deaths, Akola 8, Buldhana 6 and Washim 2. The overall death toll of Vidarbha reached 11,838. The case fatality rate, however, is 1.68%. This is because the number of new cases is on the rise.
As the number of tests resumed to nearly 70,000 on Tuesday, the total caseload once again reached nearly 15,000. Total 14,658 new cases were reported in Vidarbha out of 68,517 tests conducted in 24 hours between Sunday and Monday.
On the other hand, recoveries above 10,000 were reported for the second day in a row. Now, out of 7 lakh cases in Vidarbha, 5.52 lakh have been recovered. The recovery rate is 78.6%, which is less than the state and national average both.
The number of under-treatment patients increased to a record high at 1,38,633 on Tuesday. This means about 20% of the total 7 lakh cases are still under treatment.
Bhandara: 30 deaths in a day – highest-ever were reported. The toll reached 610, with 158 of them reported in last six days. Bhandara reported 866 new cases.
Gondia: Out of 3,245 tests conducted, Gondia reported 924 new cases. With 21 deaths, the toll reached 387. Total 6783 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: The district reported 15 deaths. Total 615 new cases, and 287 recoveries were also reported.
Akola: The district conducted 3,853 tests in 24 hours and 482 of them tested positive. Death toll has reached 575 with 8 deaths on Tuesday.
Buldhana: On Tuesday, reports of 7,026 tests were received. Out of these, 790 tested positive while 6 deaths were reported.
Washim: The district reported 386 new cases, 416 recoveries and 2 deaths on Tuesday. Now, there are 23049 cases, 18683 recoveries and 238 deaths.
Amravati: While eleven deaths took the district’s toll past the 800 mark to 804, a spike of 700 raised the caseload to 57,865.
Chandrapur: There were 1,425 positive cases and 16 deaths on Tuesday. The day also saw the recovery of 743 patients.
Wardha: In all, 730 tested positive, taking the total to 27,665. The toll reached 575 after 12 more patients died.
Yavatmal: The district recorded 29 deaths. The toll is now 955. Out of the 5,749 reports, 850 were found positive.