82-year-old woman beats Covid, but 165 fresh cases, two deaths

NAGPUR: Even as 165 fresh cases and two Covid deaths were reported from nine districts of Vidarbha on Wednesday, an 82-year-old woman from Akola undergoing treatment in Wardha defeated the coronavirus and was discharged on Wednesday. Wardha and Gadchiroli districts reported zero cases for yet another day.
Nagpur district reported the maximum cases of the day at 73, followed by Amravati (23), including the death of a 34-year-old youth who died.A Covid patient from Patur also passed away at Akola, where total 18 cases surfaced.
The octogenarian woman said that due to proper treatment, care by doctors, and the mental support given to her, she could defeat coronavirus. She had come to a relative’s place and was admitted at Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural hospital in Sawangi, where she tested positive. She was admitted for Covid treatment at the same hospital on June 16.
Hospital officials said she had no symptoms and responded well to treatment. On the 14th day of her admission, she was tested again for the novel coronavirus. She was discharged on Wednesday evening after receiving a negative report. Doctors have given her a certificate and wished her a healthy life.
With the new cases, the Vidarbha tally rose to 4,808 cases and 158 deaths. Against this, 76 were discharged on Wednesday, taking the count of those discharged to 3,599.
Buldhana: A spurt in cases forced the local administration to shut down Malkapur town in Buldhana district till July 7. Essential shops would remain open from 9am to 3pm, while all other activities shall remain closed during the lockdown. Total 18 cases, including 11 from Malkapur, took the tally to 253 and 12 deaths so far. Buldhana has 94 active cases.
Gondia: The district witnessed six fresh cases. Four are natives of Gondia and one each from Sadak Arjuni and Salekasa tehsils. Tally jumped to 132 cases with 28 active cases. Two patients hailing from Tirora recovered and were discharged today. Reports of 374 samples are awaited.
Amravati: The district is just eight shy of the 600-mark with a spike of 23 positive cases taking the district’s count to 592 on Wednesday. The death of a 34-year-old man from Anjangaon Surji on Wednesday evening took the toll to 25. A youth who had tested positive on June 28 and died at Covid ward was the third death from rural belt after one each from Shirala and Dhamangaon Railway. Three patients were discharged, taking number of recovered patients to 410. With 25 deaths so far, the number of active cases is 157, including nine taking treatment at Nagpur. Krish Nagar, which gave its first case of a 55-year-old man on June 29, reported six more from his family, including a one-year-old boy.
Two cases from Badnera took its tally to 80 while two cases from Daryapur and one from Rahatgaon took the rural count to 69. Two members of a family from Sonal Colony tested positive while a case each was reported from Vidarbha Premier Society, Rajapeth, Anjangaon Surji (16th case of the town), Shrikrishnapeth, Ashok Nagar (10th of the locality), Mahatma Fule Nagar, Akola, Camp and Om Colony.
Chandrapur: Two more patients were detected, taking the total to 98 on Wednesday. A 28-year-old youth from Sushi village in Mul tehsil who had returned from New Delhi, and a 30-year-old youth from Tukum area in city, who had returned from Washim, tested positive. Officials claimed condition of both patients is stable, and 54 persons had been discharged after treatment while 44 active patients are in treatment.
Bhandara: Seven from rural area of Bhandara district tested positive on July 1, taking the total number of cases here to 87. Out of these, 75 patients have recovered, including four discharged on July 1. Now, 12 patients are admitted in Bhandara. Results of 32 swab samples are awaited. Bhandara has till date tested 4,219 samples out of which 4,053 tested negative.
Washim: Seven people tested positive in Washim on Wednesday. This took total cases to 104, which means all five districts in Amravati revenue division have more than 100 cases now. Four of the seven are from Mangrulpir. A 37-year-old man, 7-year-old boy, 32-year-old woman and 65-year-old woman are from close contacts of one of the positive patients admitted in Akola. Other three include two foreign returned youths in their twenties, and a 24-year old woman from close contacts of earlier patients. Washim now has 104 cases, including 74 recovered and 2 deaths. Active cases are 28.
Yavatmal: Eleven new positive cases took the tally to 67 here. All new cases are from Digras tehsil. Of these, 7 are women and 4 men. Nine positive patients in the isolation ward of GMC were discharged, bringing down active cases to 58. During the last 24 hours, GMC received 145 test reports of which 134 are negative. Currently, 64 persons are in the isolation ward. On Wednesday, 23 samples were sent and 37 reports are awaited. The district has recorded 290 positive cases so far, of whom 223 have recovered and been discharged.