Cases dip in Nagpur district but fresh surge in Amravati division

Nagpur: Despite Nagpur reporting a significant dip in number of new cases and a remarkable increase in recoveries, it is yet to leave an impact on Vidarbha’s Covid-19 statistics.
On Wednesday, the region reported 12,536 new cases, 15,323 recoveries and 257 deaths. The caseload crossed 9.22 lakh, including 7.66 lakh recoveries, while the toll has mounted to 15,757. The recovery rate improved to 83%.
Nagpur has been contributing near 50% of Vidarbha’s daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic. But, the district’s daily case count has declined significantly. On Wednesday, it reported 4,399 new cases, about 35% of region’s case count for the day. This indicates other parts of the region are showing spike in cases.
A fresh surge is being observed in Amravati division. On Wednesday, Amravati district reported 1,167 new cases, a four figure spike for the second day in a row. Yavatmal, in Amravavi division, reported 1,239 new cases, while Akola (694) and Buldhana (614) continued to report near 700 cases for 7th day in a row.
In Nagpur division, Chandrapur continued to report 1,000+ cases while Wardha’s tally was 997. Bhandara (578), Gondia (422) and Gadchiroli (586) appear to have a good control over, but here tests have reduced significantly. Bhandara conducted 2,809 tests while Gondia 1,339 on Wednesday. Average daily tests of these two districts are more than 4,000.
Vidarbha’s daily test count was under 60,000 on Wednesday. This is increasing the test positivity rate in many districts. With increased recoveries, the number of under-treatment patients went down on Wednesday to 1,40,502.
Wardha: The district registered 35 deaths, 997 new cases with 752 recoveries on Wednesday. The caseload reached 38,502, recoveries 31,131 and toll 928. There 6,443 active cases.
Chandrapur: With 23 more deaths, the toll crossed 1,000-mark, taking it to 1,021 on Wednesday. There were 1,393 new cases and 1462 recoveries, leaving 16,731 patients under treatment. The caseload has reached 66,431, including 48,679 recoveries.
Amravati: The district posted its highest-ever 1,081 recoveries even as new cases and deaths touched a new high of 1,167 and 24, respectively. The day’s recoveries took the total to 6,0622 while cases and deaths swelled to 70.694 and 1,049, respectively. Now, 9,023 patients are under treatment.
Yavatmal: The district reported 26 deaths, taking the toll to 1,402. Of the 7,300 reports received on Wednesday, 1,239 came positive, taking the caseload to 58,715. Recoveries reached 50,299 including 991 on Wednesday. The test positivity rate is 13.07 % and the case fatality rate is 2.38 %. The recovery rate is 85.66 %.
Akola: Of the 4,364 tests conducted in the district on Wednesday, 694 returned positive, taking the caseload to 43,121. Six deaths were reported in a day while 403 patients recovered. Now, Akola has 5,977 patients under treatment.
Buldhana: The district received 4211 reports on Wednesday. Of them, 614 tested positive, taking the caseload to 68,203. Recoveries reached 61,586 after 648 patients were discharged in a day. Deaths increased by 13 to take the toll to 447. Now, 6,170 patients are under treatment.
Washim: 447 new cases, 352 recoveries and five deaths were reported in Washim on Wednesday. Now, 4,259 patients are under treatment. Caseload surpassed 30,000 mark and reached 30,021. So far, 25,443 patients have recovered while 318 have succumbed to the virus.
Gadchiroli: The district reported 18 deaths on Wednesday, taking the toll to 483. With 586 new cases and 248 recoveries, the caseload has reached 23,598, including 18,535 recoveries. Now, 4,580 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: Of the 1,339 tests done in the last 24 hours, 422 returned positive. On the other hand, 645 patients recovered in a day. Six deaths were reported. Now, the district has 35,340 cases, including 30,118 recoveries and 569 deaths. Now, 4,653 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: Of the only 2,809 tests done in Bhandara, 578 came positive on Wednesday which took total caseload to 53,705. Once again, 1,341 patients recovered in a day, taking recovery count to 44,545. With 19 deaths on Wednesday, the toll reached 924. Now, 8,236 patients are under treatment.