This story is from June 15, 2020

Akola has over half of Covid-19 deaths in Vid

Akola has over half of Covid-19 deaths in Vid
Nagpur: Akola, worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in Vidarbha, registered five deaths in a day on Sunday, which took the death toll of Akola to 51. With this, Akola became the only district in Vidarbha to have more than 50 Covid-19 deaths. Vidarbha’s total death toll is 98, and Akola alone accounts more than half of the Covid-19 deaths of Vidarbha.
On Sunday, five patients admitted in Covid-19 treatment died in Akola.
This happened for the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak in Vidarbha.
Deaths on Tuesday included a 68-year-old woman from Akot File, who was admitted on June 3. A 53-year-old man from Shankar Nagar admitted on June 10, a 55-yr-old woman from Balapur admitted on June 13, and a 58-yr-old man from Bapu Nagar admitted on June 10 — all of these deceased were at GMCH Akola.
The district administration has acquired two private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment. On June 14, a 56-yr-old patient who was admitted in one of these private hospitals on June 12 also succumbed. Doctors at GMCH Akola said most patients who died were brought to hospital in very critical condition and it was difficult to save their lives.
A senior doctor from medicine department told TOI that many patients from the hotspot areas in city had severe comorbidities. “Most of the deceased had severe comorbidities. Apart from lifestyle disorders like hypertension and diabetes, many of them were patients of chronic kidney disease, liver failure, TB, and SARI,” said the doctor.
Age factor is also visible in the Covid-19 deaths of Akola. Out of 51 deceased, 35 are above 50 years of age. It has been a common trend of Covid-19 that male patients are more than female. Out of 51 deceased, 30 were men while 21 were women. However, when it comes to women, they died at young age. All of the 21 women were below 70 years of age, youngest of them being 36-year-old patient of TB.
District administration, on the other hand, claimed that they have enough facilities for Covid-19 treatment and asked people to get admitted at early stage.
“Facilities for Covid-19 treatment are established in Akola GMC Multispecialty hospital as well as in the premises of Punjabrao Deshmukh Krushi Vidyapeeth. GMCH Covid Hospital has 150 beds, 30 ICU beds, 12 ventilator beds and a dedicated Covid Operation Theatre. We have more than 1,000 beds and have now acquired two private hospitals too. Patients must come early, as soon as they develop symptoms,” said Sanjay Khadse, resident deputy collector of Akola.
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Chaitanya Deshpande

Chaitanya Deshpande is Principal Correspondent at The Times of India, Nagpur. He has a PG degree in English literature and Mass communication. Chaitanya covers public health, medical issues, medical education, research in the fields of medicine, microbiology, biotechnology. He also covers culture, fine arts, theatre, folk arts, literature, and life. Proficient in Marathi and Hindi along with English, Chaitanya loves music, theatre and literature of all three languages.

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