62 +ve in Vid, double-digit cases in 3 dists

Nagpur: The region’s Covid toll increased by one after reconciliation in Bhandara where a 75-year-old Sakoli man’s death was confirmed due to Covid on Wednesday. The man had died some days back, but it was not counted as Covid death then.
Also, the caseload and recoveries till date increased by over 3,400 after reconciliation in Chandrapur district where the administration added natives who were admitted or tested positive in other districts.
New cases shot up to 62 after remaining low for the last few days. With 15 cases, Chandrapur reported the day’s highest numbers followed by Amravati 14, and Buldhana 12.
In Nagpur, five cases were reported from the city. The number of tests increased to over 5,000 on Wednesday after a low of around 2,400 two days ago. Only one Covid positive was detected at a government lab, while rest 4 were reported by private labs.
Wardha: Out of 572 test reports, 2 new Covid patients were detected in the district on Wednesday, taking the caseload to 49,375. Meanwhile, a patient was discharged, thus recoveries reached 48,034, leaving 16 under treatment. One each from Hinganghat and Wardha tested positive for coronavirus infection. No death was reported in the day and toll remained unchanged at 1,325.
Yavatmal: The district reported no Covid death on 46th consecutive day on Wednesday. Of the 485 test reports, 2 — one each from Yavatmal and Pusad — were found Covid positive. Currently, there are 19 patients under treatment. Of the 72,811 patients detected so far, 71,008 including 2 on Wednesday have recovered. The district’s test positivity rate is 10.38% and death rate 2.45%. The daily positivity rate is 0.41%.
Chandrapur: Health department here added 3,458 cases to district’s Covid tally raising the caseload to 88,508 and recoveries to 86,901. Officials said these patients belonged to Chandrapur, but were detected in other districts or states.
Sources maintained there are a few deaths among those registered outside, but the figures are being analysed and will be added to the toll in a day or two.
Meanwhile, there were 15 detections and six recoveries on Wednesday. With no casualty, the Covid toll remained at 1,534 for the 12th consecutive day. Now, there are 73 patients under treatment.
Amravati: A spike of 14 new cases against six recoveries took the district’s Covid caseload to 96,553 and total recoveries to 94,909 on Wednesday. With toll remaining unchanged at 1531 for the 14th consecutive day, the number of patients under treatment was 83 as on August 4.
Gadchiroli: No Covid death was reported in the day and the toll remained unchanged at 744. The district reported two new cases and five recoveries. The district now has 53 patients under treatment.
Washim: The daily cases decreased to 2 while 3 patients recovered. Total death count remained at 636 as no Covid casualty was reported. Now, 28 patients under treatment.
Bhandara: The district neither saw a Covid new case nor discharge on Wednesday. Only one patient is under treatment. The number of Covid deaths increased by one to go to 1,133 after reconciliation . No Covid casualty took place on Wednesday.
Gondia: The district reported one new Covid case, but no recovery or death. Number of patients under treatment is 11.
Buldhana: The district witnessed 12 new Covid cases. No Covid death took place. According to officials, the district reported four recoveries. This left 43 under treatment.
Akola: The district reported lone recovery against seven new cases and no Covid death. There are 44 patients under treatment now.