4 Covid deaths in Yavatmal & Akola, 2 in Wardha

WARDHA: A 65-year-old man from Samudrapur and a 70-year-old woman from Arvi died due to coronavirus during treatment on Friday. Also, 69 new patients were detected in the day while 96 got discharged after recovery. The Covid toll has reached 156 after the two casualties on Friday.
Out of 594 reports received on Friday, 69 (including 23 women) were positive, taking the total Covid cases in the district to 5,297.The new cases detected are Wardha 46, Hinganghat 6, Ashti 5, Karanja 4, Deoli and Selu 3 each, Arvi and Samudrapur 1 each.
As on date, 3,182 patients have defeated coronavirus, while 1,959 patients are undergoing treatment.
YAVATMAL: The district reported four Covid deaths on Friday, while 96 new patients were detected in the day and 44 discharged. Of the four deaths, two are from Yavatmal city while two are from Darwha.
According to ZP health department sources, 611 patients are under treatment. A total of 9,016 Covid patients have been recorded in the district so far, whereas 7,808 got recovered and discharged.
AMRAVATI: As many as 279 patients won their battle against coronavirus on Friday even as 188 new patients walked into Covid Hospital for treatment. This took the recoveries to 12,617 for a rate of 85.78% while the caseload swelled to 14,712.
According to a civil surgeon office report, the day also saw two deaths that took the toll to 326. Both the deceased were males aged 50 and 37 from Ganpatinagar and Ankita Vihar localities of the city.
This left 1,769 active cases that included 711 under treatment in city, nine in Nagpur and 1,049 in home isolation.
AKOLA: Only 19 new patients were detected in a day in Akola district, which is lowest in last many days. Total 85 patients recovered in the day and were discharged. However, four deaths on Friday increased worries for Akola. All four deceased were men between 35 and 77 years of age from different parts of the district. They were admitted between September 23 and October 7. With this, Akola’s toll reached 253. Total cases in Akola are 7,760, with 6,780 of them recovered. Now, 727 patients are under treatment.
GONDIA: Total 52 new Covid cases were reported in the district while 165 defeated Covid-19 on Friday. Figure of recoveries was higher than new cases for 10th consecutive day. No death was reported on October 9. The district has 84.76% beds vacant in Covid hospitals. Now, Gondia has 7,753 cases, with 6,933 of them recovered, and 106 deaths. Total 714 patients are under treatment.
WASHIM: Apart from 28 new cases and 28 recoveries, Washim reported 4 deaths in a day on Friday. These deaths had happened earlier in the month but were reported on Friday. Due to these four deaths, Washim’s Covid-19 toll surpassed 100-mark and reached 102. The district has total 4,896 cases, 4,108 recoveries, and 661 patients under treatment.
GADCHIROLI: The district reported 125 new cases of Covid-19 in a day on October 9. This took total caseload of Gadchiroli to 3,743. Out of these, 2,765 have recovered which hints at 74% recovery rate. With no death reported in a day, Gadchiroli’s toll is unchanged at 21, while 957 patients are under treatment here.
BULDHANA: Out of 397 reports received in a day, 55 tested positive for Covid-19 in Buldhana taking the caseload of district to 7,969. Total 181 patients recovered in the day, which took recovery count to 7,240. A 72-year-old man from Nandura tehsil died during treatment which took Buldhana’s toll to 105. With this, total 624 patients are under treatment in the district.
BHANDARA: The district has seen 106 new cases, 153 recoveries and 2 deaths on Friday. This took the district’s caseload to 6,590, with 4,986 recoveries and 155 deaths. The district now has 1,449 patients under treatment.