Vidarbha records highest 7 deaths; 3 in Nagpur

NAGPUR: Seven deaths were reported in Vidarbha on Wednesday, the highest in a day for the first time since the outbreak of pandemic. Three Covid-19 patients died during treatment in Nagpur, 2 in Buldhana and 1 in Akola. Swab samples of a man who died of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARI) in Washim two days ago tested positive the same day.
The deceased include a 71-yr-old man from Amravati, a 68-yr old from Seoni (Madhya Pradesh), and a man in his 70s from Dharampeth area, who died at GMCH.Nagpur’s Covid-19 death count is now 30, of which 12 are from other districts/states.
Vidarbha’s Covid-19 death toll has now reached 188. Mortality rate in the region is 3.12%, which is higher than the national average of 2.78% but lower than Maharashtra’s 4.22% .
Apart from seven deaths, 165 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 were reported in the region taking the total to 5,957. Nagpur once again recorded highest (62) cases in Vidarbha, with 13 of them testing positive through rapid antigen testing. Nagpur was followed by Amravati (25), Akola (18), Buldhana (17), Yavatmal (10), Washim (8), Bhandara (8), Gondia (7), Chandrapur (5), Gadchiroli (4), and Wardha (1).
As many as 67 patients recovered on Wednesday. These include Nagpur (15), Gondia (8), Chandrapur (8), Akola (11), Amravati (9), Yavatmal (13), and Buldhana (3). Recovery rate of Vidarbha, which was 75% on July 1, has come down to 70.57%. Still, it’s higher than Maharashtra’s 55% and national average of around 61%.
BULDHANA: Two senior citizens died of Covid-19, while 17 others tested positive in Buldhana. The deceased include a 64-year-old man from Mehkar and a 65-year-old woman from Idgah Maidan area in Shegaon. Three patients who got discharged include a 78-year-old man from Khamgaon, one of the worst-hit areas of the district. With 204 of the 360 total Covid-19 patients recovered till now, Buldhana’s recovery rate is more than 56%.
AKOLA: The worst-hit district in Vidarbha till date, Akola once again recorded 18 new cases and a death of 60-yr-old woman. She was under treatment since June 30. Akola’s total cases now stand at 1,797 with 1,344 patients discharged, 91 deceased and 362 under treatment. Recovery rate in Akola is still around 75%. The concern for authorities is death rate which is still above 5%, nearly twice of the national average.
WASHIM: A 66-yr-old man from Karanja Lad was admitted to Washim district hospital on July 4 as he was showing SARI Symptoms. His swab samples were collected on July 5. The person died next day. Results of his swab samples came positive on July 8. This was the fourth Covid-19 death in Washim. With this, seven others tested positive on July 8. Now, the total number of patients in Washim is 149 out which 97 have already recovered.
AMRAVATI: Making its presence in almost every nook and corner, 25 new cases came to fore on the second successive day to take the district’s count to 750. On the other hand, nine patients got discharge to take the number of recovered patients to 519. With 28 deaths so far, the district now has 203 active cases, including 11 taking treatment at Nagpur.
BHANDARA: Altogether eight persons tested positive in Bhandara. Three of them are from Bhandara, four from Tumsar, and one from Lakhandur. Total cases in the district surged to 106 of which 79 have recovered. With 27 patients under treatment, Bhandara’s recovery rate is 75%.
GONDIA: Seven Covid-19 positive cases were found, while 8 patients recovered in the district. Out of 7 positive patients, four are Kuwait returnees and residents of Tirora Tehsil. They were in institutional quarantine since return. Reports of 262 samples are still awaited from Gondia GMCH. As many as 1,398 people are still in institutional/home quarantine.
CHANDRAPUR: Five more positive patients were found taking the total to 133 in the district. The administration has included the three positive SRP jawans into the tally of Chandrapur, which were earlier excluded. As per the update issued by the health administration, new patients include an SRP jawan from Kolhapur SRP company. This is the fourth instance of an SRP jawan testing positive in Chadnrapur. Apart from this, three of the contacts of positive patients from Urajnagar tested positive of Covid-19. So far, 79 patients have been treated and discharged, while there are 54 active patients.
YAVATMAL: 10 new positive cases were reported in the district taking the number to 96. On the other hand, 13 patients recovered and got discharged from GMC’s isolation ward. Now, there are 83 active patients in the district. Among the 10 positive cases, 3 men and 3 women are from Tayade Nagar area. The remaining 4 include a man from Sindkhed village, 2 women and a man are from Malipura area of Ner town. In the last 24 hours, the GMC received 130 reports of which 120 are negative.
WARDHA: A 33-year-old newly wed youth tested positive for Covid-19 at Pipri (Meghe) in Wardha. The administration has initiated action against the family for violating lockdown norms as the marriage was attended by hundreds of people. Total 16 patients are undergoing treatment in Wardha now, the lowest in Vidarbha.
GADCHIROLI: Three more CRPF Jawans and a man from Aheri who was under institutional quarantine have tested positive. Total cases in the district surged to 133, including 9 from other districts/states. With 64 of them being discharged till date and 1 death of a Gadchiroli resident in Hyderabad, the total number of patients under treatment here is 68.