Fatalities below 100 after 50 days; recovery rate now 94%

Nagpur: Vidarbha region reported 86 deaths on Wednesday, a tally of less than 100 fatalities in a day for the first time after April 6. As against 3,413 new cases, there were 6,040 recoveries in a day, thus taking the recovery rate to more than 94%, a mark which was last achieved on February 16.
The region had reported the highest-ever 96% recovery rate in mid-February. At the current pace of recoveries, this record is likely to be surpassed in June.
Now, out of the 10,69,655 patients reported till date, 10,06,345 have recovered. Only 4% patients – 42,885 — are under treatment now. The number of daily tests increased to 54,192 on Wednesday. The test positivity of Vidarbha is less than 6.5% now. It has remained in single-digit for seven days in a row. Reducing test positivity rate indicates that the spread has now under control.
On Wednesday, the highest 16 deaths were reported in Nagpur district, followed by Wardha (13). The remaining districts reported deaths in single-digit. Among the major cities, Nagpur reported four deaths, Chandrapur 6, Akola 3, and Amravati 1.
The spread of Covid-19 in rural areas has been a major concern for the authorities since last two weeks. Though majority of cases still continue to come from rural areas, the count has significantly reduced, especially in districts of Nagpur division.
The number of under-treatment patients has dipped below 10,000 in Nagpur district. Now, no district in Vidarbha has more than 10,000 patients under treatment. Gondia has only 634 patients under treatment. After Nagpur, Amravati (6,979) has highest number of patients-under-treatment, followed by Akola (5,675), Buldhana (4,539) and Chandrapur (4,222).
Akola: Of the 3,996 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, 330 came positive to take the district’s caseload to 54,587. With 521 patients recovering in a day, the total reached 47,875. The toll reached 1,037 and now 5,675 patients are under treatment.
Washim: With 314 new cases, 410 recoveries and four deaths, the district now has 39,131 cases, including 35,937 recoveries, 439 deaths and 2,754 patients under treatment.
Buldhana: The positivity rate here dipped below 10% with 491 out of 5,943 tests returning positive in the last 24 hours. The day saw 504 recoveries and seven deaths. The caseload had reached 83,732, including 78,613 recoveries and 580 deaths. Now, 4,539 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: After reporting less than 100 cases for two days in a row, Bhandara reported a surge on Wednesday. Out of 1,571 tests, 228 came positive. There were 94 recoveries and a death too. Out of the 58,344 patients reported so far, 56,237 have recovered and 1,046 have died. Now, 1,061 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district conducted 1,934 tests in 24 hours. Cases increased by 76 and recoveries by 125 while five patients succumbed to the disease. The district has 40,456 cases, 39,142 recoveries and 680 deaths. Now, 634 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: There were 83 new cases, 132 recoveries and five deaths on Wednesday. Now, the district has 28,989 cases, 26,819 recoveries and 704 deaths, leaving 1,466 patients under treatment.
Amravati: Recoveries were more than double the new cases on Wednesday as 1,175 beat the virus, while 528 contracted it. As on date, total recoveries have reached 81,697 as the percentage touched 90.70 after nearly three months. The caseload crossed 90,000 mark on Wednesday and reached 90,075. There were nine Covid deaths in the day. The toll is now one short of 1,400-mark. In all, 6,979 patients are under treatment.
Chandrapur: There were 278 new detections and 674 recoveries on Wednesday leaving 4,222 patients under treatment. The day also witnessed 9 deaths taking the overall Covid toll to 1,411. The Covid caseload has now climbed to 81,790, while total recoveries in the district account for 76,157.
Wardha: The district recorded 239 cases out of 3,030 test reports, 13 Covid deaths and 376 recoveries on Wednesday. The caseload is now at 47,274, recoveries 42,642 and the number of patients under treatment is 3,378. The Covid casualties reported in the day include Wardha 7, Hinganghat 2, Deoli and Samudrapur 1 each and other districts 2, taking the overall Covid toll of the district to 1,254. New cases were reported from Wardha 152, Hinganghat 35, Selu 16, Karanja 14, Deoli 8, Arvi 6, Ashti 5 and Samudrapur 3.
Yavatmal: The district reported 8 deaths on Wednesday, which took the overall Covid toll to 1,744. The administration had received 5,959 test reports in the day of which 161 (90 men and 71 women) were found positive. Currently, there are 2,414 patients under treatment — including 1,019 in hospitals and 1,319 in home isolation. Of the total 71,282 patients detected so far, 67,131 including 275 of Wednesday have recovered. The district’s test positivity rate is 11.91% and the death rate is 2.44 %.
As on May 26, the district has 1,700 Covid beds vacant in GMCH, Dedicated Covid Health Centres and private hospitals.