This story is from July 13, 2020

Day of dubious distinction: Vid surpasses 200 deaths, 7k cases

Day of dubious distinction: Vid surpasses 200 deaths, 7k cases
Nagpur: Vidarbha recorded more than 200 Covid-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day and seven Covid-19 deaths in a day for the second time in July, on Sunday.
The region also surpassed 7,000 cases, 200 deaths and the recovery rate dropped to 67%, which is lowest for the month. In first 12 days of July, Vidarbha has registered 2,410 cases and 48 deaths.

Bhandara district registered its first Covid-19 death when a 30-year-old man who had died on July 10 due to acute pneumonia tested positive on Sunday.
Nagpur, Akola and Amravati, the three worst-hit districts of Vidarbha, recorded two deaths each. Two male patients, 51 and 55, died at IGGMCH, Nagpur.
In Amravati, a 52-year-old man and a woman patient died in different hospitals while in Akola a 78-year-old man and 60-year-old woman died during treatment.
Vidarbha’s death toll has surged to 206. Fatality rate is 2.92%, just above national average of 2.66% and way below than state’s average of 4.40%.
Now, Chandrapur is the only district in Vidarbha where no Covid-19 death has been reported so far.
Total 263 cases were reported in a day. Amravati, which had recorded it’s highest single day spike of 60 cases on July 11, reported 59 more cases on Sunday.

Nagpur registered 49 cases, followed by Washim (40), Buldhana (37), Yavatmal (25), Akola (20), Chandrapur (18), Wardha (6), Bhandara (6) and Gadchiroli (3).
The day also saw 154 patients getting discharge but the recovery rate continues to fall as new cases are increasing by the day. Akola discharged 48 patients followed by Nagpur (35), Amravati (24), Buldhana (17), Yavatmal (11), Gondia (10), Gadchiroli (6), Chandrapur (2), and Wardha (1). Total 4,738 patients have been discharged till date for recover rate of just above 67%.
AMRAVATI: After crossing 800 cases on Saturday, the district went past the 900-mark with a spike of 59 cases on Sunday to close the day at 914. The Covid hospital also discharged 24 patients, taking the number of recovered patients to 619.
The district reported its 31st Covid-19 death at the local PDMC Hospital. Dean Dr Padmakar Somwanshi told TOI that a 52-year-old man from Thugaon village in Chandur Bazar tehsil was admitted in hospital for SARI. His swab samples tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday night even as he had died in the morning and his funeral took place in the noon.
“We got the Covid-19 report last night and accordingly district administration was informed,” Somwanshi told TOI. The second death is of a woman from Takli village in Daryapur tehsil.
Hotspot Badnera reported eight new cases to take its count to 108. Tapovan premises reported five cases while Gajanan Nagar, Rahul Nagar and Greater Kailash Nagar three cases each.
Six cases came from Pawan Nagar while two each from Ambika Nagar, Kanwar Nagar, Vrundavan Colony, Siddharth Nagar and Bijudhawadi village.
In rural parts, cases were reported from Dhamangaon railway, Walgaon, Paratwada, Asegaon, Washim and Jalu.
BHANDARA: A 30-year-old youth from Sakoli, who had died during treatment for acute pneumonia on Saturday, tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. This is first Covid-19 death in Bhandara.
Now, Bhandara has 170 cases, including 87 recovered patients, one death and 82 patients under-treatment.
Bhandara one of the three districts in Vidarbha which still don’t have VRDL lab for Covid-19 testing. Bhandara depends on GMCH Nagpur’s VRDL Lab.
AKOLA: A 78-year-old man from Sindhi camp area died in one of the private hospitals acquired for Covid-19 treatment on Sunday.
A 60-year-old woman from Akot, who was admitted on June 25, died at GMCH, Akola. The district’s death toll has reached 94.
Akola also reported 20 new cases while 48 patients were discharged. Akola has second highest caseload in Vidarbha after Nagpur but the recovery rate here is nearly 80%.
CHANDRAPUR: District reported 18 new patients on Sunday, taking the total to 187. The district health department has undertaken large-scale screening and every outsider is being sent to institutional quarantine.
The district has seen 96 patients getting recovered while 91 are under treatment. No death has been reported in Chandrapur so far.
District collector Kunal Khemnar has urged citizens to immediately inform them about people coming from outside into their neighbourhood.
The new patients include six from Chandrapur city and four from rural areas of Chandrapur. Five cases are related to a marriage ceremony.
Those found positive in Chandrapur city include one each from Akashwani Chowk and Hanuman temple locality, and four from Police Line.
Those from rural area include three members of a family from WCL Colony in Urja Nagar and a woman from Datala village on city’s outskirts.
Except for Hanuman Nagar patient having travel history, all new patients are close contacts of positive patients.
BULDHANA: Buldhana is closing in on the 500-mark after 37 new cases on Sunday. These include 25 detected through rapid antigen test and 12 through RT-PCR in laboratories. These cases are from Buldhana, Khamgaon, Mehkar, Shegaon, Malkapur and other tehsils. The day also saw 17 patients getting discharge after recovery.
There are total 482 cases now and 17 deaths while 213 patients are under treatment.
WASHIM: Washim recorded 40 new cases in the last 48-hours. Officials informed that people are coming forward as Covid-19 suspects. Four such patients tested positive on Sunday.
District collector Hrisheekesh Modak said that most of the 135 under-treatment patients are asymptomatic.
YAVATMAL: The district witnessed a spike of 25 new cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 443. Patients came from Yavatmal city, Darwha, Digras, Pusad, Pandharkawda, Umarkhed and Ner tehsils. After discharge to 11 patients, the district has 132 patients under treatment.
GONDIA: The district administration heaved a sigh of relief as no new cases were registered on Sunday. Ten patients were discharged after recovery. Reports of 166 samples are awaited.
GADCHIROLI: Covid-19 positive CRPF jawans have started recovering from Covid-19. Six patients, including two jawans, recovered on Sunday. Gadchiroli has total 174 cases, including nine from other districts/states, while 102 patients are under treatment.
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