This story is from January 9, 2021

Less than 100 patients under treatment in Washim now

Less than 100 patients under treatment in Washim now
Nagpur: Vidarbha continued to record 800-plus Covid-19 cases, for the 4th consecutive day on January 8, while 741 patients recovered in the day on Friday. More than 50% of Vidarbha’s Covid-19 caseload accounts to Nagpur district alone. Other districts in the region, however, are showing good control over curbing the spread of the virus.
On Friday, Washim became the first district in the region to have less than 100 patients under treatment since the Covid-19 peak.
With only 3 new cases in a day and 9 recoveries, Washim now has only 96 patients under treatment.
Except Nagpur and Akola, all other districts in Vidarbha have less than 500 patients under treatment. Apart from Washim; Gondia and Gadchiroli have less than 300 patients under treatment. Overall, 7,745 patients are under treatment in Vidarbha, which is 3% of the total cases reported till date. Nagpur alone accounts for 4,471 of these cases. Remarkably, more than 65% of the under-treatment patients are recovering under home isolation.
On Friday, 14 deaths were reported in the region. These include Nagpur 7, Bhandara 2, Chandrapur 1, Amravati 1, Yavatmal 1, Buldhana 1, and Washim 1. Out of seven deaths in Nagpur district, 4 are patients from outstation / other districts. Total 4,000 deaths have happened in Nagpur so far due to Covid-19. This number is nearly 60% of Vidarbha’s toll, which is 6,680. Vidarbha’s case fatality rate continued to be at 2.58%, which is more than state and national average.
Day’s 869 new cases came from Nagpur 456, Amravati 80, Yavatmal 71, Akola 52, Wardha 51, Chandrapur 48, Bhandara 44, Gondia 30, Buldhana 21, Gadchiroli 13, and Washim 3, while 741 recoveries came from Nagpur 358, Amravati 81, Yavatmal 57, Chandrapur 56, Gadchiroli 44, Buldhana 35, Bhandara 32, Wardha 30, Gondia 23, Akola 16, Washim 9. Now, out of total 2.58 lakh cases in the region, 2.44 lakh have recovered. Recovery rate is 94.4%.
Washim: The district reported only 3 new cases in a day while 9 patients recovered. Now, Washim has 6,745 cases, 6,497 recoveries and 151 deaths. Total 96 patients are under treatment.

Amravati: Eighty-one recoveries as against 80 new cases took the total recoveries to 19,492 and caseload to 20,206 on Friday. The district reported one Covid death that took the toll to 401. This left 313 patients under treatment.
Chandrapur: Forty-eight people tested positive on Friday, while 56 were discharged. There was a solitary death reported during the day and the toll rose to 377. Cumulative Covid figure has now climbed to 22,604, while total recoveries increased to 21,897. There are now 330 patients under treatment in district.
Yavatmal: The district recorded death of a 67-year-old man from the city on Friday. Of the 349 test reports received today, 71 were positive. Currently, there are 423 patients under treatment in the district. Out of 13,098 patients treated so far, 12,268 have recovered.
Wardha: With the addition of 51 new Covid cases on Friday, the district’s caseload reached 9,428. Also, 30 persons discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 8,807. At present, 343 patients are under treatment in the district. No death was reported on Friday.
Akola: The district reported 52 new cases, and 16 recoveries on Friday. Now, the district has 10,818 total cases, 9,910 recoveries and 323 deaths. No death was reported on Friday. Akola has 585 patients under treatment. After Nagpur, Akola is the only district to have more than 500 patients under treatment in Vidarbha.
Buldhana: With 21 new cases, and 35 recoveries in a day, Buldhana also reported a death of 69-year-old man on Friday. Now, with total 12,864 total cases and 12,382 recoveries, the district Covid-19 toll is at 157. Total 325 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district reported 30 new cases, while 23 patients recovered on Friday. No death was reported in Gondia. With 266 patients still under treatment; the Gondia district has 13,874 total Covid-19 cases, 13,429 recoveries and 179 deaths.
Bhandara: The district has reported 2 deaths of Covid-19 patients in a day on Friday. Bhandara has reported 5 deaths in last 3 days. The district also reported 44 new cases, and 32 recoveries. Now, the district has 12,709 total cases, 11,966 recoveries, 301 deaths and 442 patients under treatment.
Gadchiroli: With 13 new cases and 44 recoveries, Gadchiroli’s total Covid caseload reached 9,152 on Friday. Out of these, 8,895 have been recovered. No death was reported in a day. Total death toll is 104. Total 153 patients are under treatment.
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