8 deaths in Vid, including 6 in Nagpur alone

Nagpur: After a day of respite, when more patients were discharged than new Covid patients admitted in Vidarbha, July 21 saw the region reporting 314 new cases while only 213 patients recovered in the 11 districts. Vidarbha now has 9,776 Covid-19 cases, with 6,512 recovered and discharged.
Alarming rise in number of Covid-19 deaths continued with 8 deaths reported in a day on Tuesday.Out of these, six were reported in Nagpur alone and one each from Wardha and Amravati. Total death toll of Vidarbha reached 271. Out of these, 113 deaths happened in 21 days of July.
Nagpur district registered six deaths — highest ever for the district in a day on Tuesday. A 45-yr-old man from Kanhan and a 51-yr-old man from Kamptee died at Mayo hospital. A 40-yr-old man from Trimurti Nagar who was brought dead to GMCH on July 20 tested positive on Tuesday. Another man from Nandanwan, who came in gasping state at GMCH casualty on July 20 and died during treatment, also tested positive on Tuesday. An elderly couple from Reshimbagh who died on July 20 tested positive later in the day taking Nagpur’s Covid-19 death toll to 61.
In Amravati, a 40-yr-old woman died during treatment taking death toll of district to 42. In Wardha, a 54-year-old woman from Tilak Chowk (Gol Market) died at Kasturba hospital.
Vidarbha reported 314 new cases, 144 of them in Nagpur. Amravati (68), Buldhana (31), Washim (22), Yavatmal (14), Akola (12), Gadchiroli (11), Wardha (4), Chandrapur (4), Bhandara (3), and Gondia (1) — all 11 districts in the region reported cases.
On the other hand, 213 patients recovered in a day. Barring Wardha, ten districts reported recoveries. These include Nagpur (42), Amravati (34), Buldhana (32), Akola (25), Chandrapur (21), Yavatmal (19), Gadchiroli (14), Washim (13), Gondia (9), and Bhandara (4). Now, Vidarbha’s recovery rate is 66.6%, which is better than state’s 55.7% and national average of around 63%.
AMRAVATI: Chikhaldara, the only Covid free tehsil of the district until now, reported cases of a 64-year-old male and a 27-year-old female on Tuesday. The district witnessed 68 cases on Tuesday to go past 1,400 cases mark to 1,416. The death of a 40-year-old female last night took the district’s Covid toll to 42. With 34 discharged, recovered patients went up to 898, leaving 476 active cases. Of the 68 new cases, 19 were from rural parts with Pur Nagar in Bhatkuli tehsil contributing five.
In city, hotspot Badnera took its tally to 142 with four cases while Taj Nagar saw its 17th case. Civil Lines reported its third case, Hamalpura its eighth while Namuna Lane had two cases to take its count to four. Siddharth Nagar saw three cases while Yashoda Nagar and Vilas Nagar took their count to six and three respectively with a case each.
Hanuman Nagar today had three cases to take its tally to 11 while the highest cases, eight, of the day came from two families in Bhaji Bazar, taking the locality’s count to 11.
WARDHA: A 54-year-old woman died during treatment, and four more coronavirus patients were detected, and a person was discharged on Tuesday. The total patients in district were 83 and current active patients are 37.
A 54-year-old woman from Tilak Chowk (Gol Market died at Kasturba hospital. She was a cancer patient and also had diabetes, high blood pressure and high thyroid. Four new patients were also diagnosed, including a 54-year-old deceased woman and her 28-year-old daughter-in-law. Two elderly men aged 70 and 74 in Kakada village in Karanja tehsil also tested positive in rapid antigen test.
CHANDRAPUR: With addition of four more patients the Covid-19 figure has risen to 309. Officials claim 64 of them have come from outside the district. After testing total 13,372 samples, 12,286 samples have tested negative while 747 results are awaited. Four patients tested positive with antigen tests. So far 184 Covid-19 patients have been cured and 125 are being treated.
Four new patients found on Tuesday include a Tamil Nadu returnee youth from village Mendki and two contacts of Ranbothli in Brahmapuri tehsil, and a Nanded returnee teenage girl from Tekamandwa in Jiwti tehsil.
YAVATMAL: District recorded 14 new patients on Tuesday while 19 patients were discharged. There are 151 active patients now. Of 14 patients on Tuesday, 9 are men and 5 women. On Tuesday, 23 swab reports were awaited. The district administration has imposed lockdown from July 22 midnight in Pusad and a part of Digras, where patients are increasing.
WASHIM: While 13 patients recovered and were discharged from Washim, 22 new patients were reported. Total cases surpassed 400-mark and reached 413. Recoveries also crossed 200-mark to 208. The toll till now is 9, with 196 patients under treatment. The administration will start free rapid antigen testing for all citizens willing to get tested. Test centres have been started at all tehsil places from 11am to 5pm daily. Free rapid antigen tests will be conducted here and result given within an hour.
AKOLA: Rapid antigen tests are being conducted in large numbers in Akola. More than 800 tests were conducted on July 21 too. With 12 new patients and 25 recovered, Akola’s case count reached 2,184. These include 1,779 recovered patients and 104 deaths. Now, 301 patients are under treatment. Guardian minister Bachchu Kadu is expected to decide on restrictions on famous Kawad Yatra in Akola.
BULDHANA: After becoming first district in state to announce lockdown until August 21, Buldhana registered 31 new cases and total reached 786. These include 430 recovered and 22 deaths.
GONDIA: With 9 recoveries, number of recovered patients in Gondia crossed 200 mark. A resident of Gondia tehsil who had returned from Ratnagiri was found positive. Now, Gondia has 236 cases, with 210 recoveries and 3 deaths. Number of patients under treatment is 23.
BHANDARA: Three men from Tumsar tehsil tested positive in Bhandara on July 21 taking total Covid-19 cases beyond 200. With four patients recovered and discharged, Bhandara now has 202 cases, with 158 recovered and 2 deaths.
GADCHIROLI: Two CRPF Jawans were among 11 new Covid-19 cases reported on July 21. Total cases reached 354 including 173 recovered and 1 death of a local citizen in Telangana. Total 180 patients are under treatment, including some 50 patients from other states or districts.