Ngp, Chanda, Ytl, Gondia fully eligible for unlock at Level 1; Bhandara, Wardha, Buldhana, Washim, Gadchiroli miss out narrowly; Amt, Akola in Level 3

Nagpur: Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gondia and Yavatmal – four districts in Vidarbha, including Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) as a separate unit, are fully eligible for complete unlock in Level 1 from Monday.
These four districts fit in both the parameters of less than 5% test positivity and less than 25% oxygen bed occupancy set by the state government’s disaster management department for the unlock in first level.
All shops, markets, malls, activities and events will be allowed and all offices will function with 100% capacity in the districts/units coming under Level 1.
As the state government has released the unlock plan with detailed parameters, it’s now up to the respective district collectors and municipal commissioners to take the updated figures of test positivity and oxygen bed occupancy in their districts/units and issue the unlock-related guidelines.
The bed occupancy report in the week that ended on June 3 shows that Bhandara, Wardha, Buldhana, Washim, Gadchiroli have less than 25% O2 beds occupied which means they fit in one parameter. But, the test positivity in these districts is slightly higher than 5%. Due to this, they may not get ‘unlocked’ from Monday.
However, latest updated figures till June 5 or till June 8 (Monday) could be a game changer for these districts as they fit fully in the first criteria.
Only two districts in Vidarbha, Amravati and Akola are out of the ambit for a Monday unlockdown as of now.
Amravati, with 6.56% positivity and 28.5% oxygen beds occupied and Akola, with 7.74% positivity and 43% of oxygen beds are in Level 3.
There will definitely be some relaxations for these districts too, but they will be limited as compared to full unlock in Level 1.
District
Positivity
Occupied o2 beds
Which level
Nagpur
3.86%
8.13%
Level 1
Bhandara
7.67%
4.41%
Level 2
Wardha
7.57%
4.04%
Level 2
Gondia
2.37%
6.32%
Level 1
Chandrapur
3.09%
9.30%
Level 1
Gadchiroli
6.51%
5.92%
Level 2
Akola
7.74%
43%
Level 3
Amravati
6.56%
28.50%
Level 3
Yavatmal
4.19%
13.50%
Level 1
Buldhana
10.03%
7.31%
Level 2
Washim
5.19%
18.90%