Only Nagpur and Akola districts report Covid deaths in a day

NAGPUR: Vidarbha region reported seven deaths due to Covid-19 on January 24. This day’s toll is lowest in the last six months. Less than seven deaths in a day were reported on July 16 when five patients had died in Vidarbha due to Covid-19.
Sunday’s seven deaths were from two districts only. Six of them were reported from Nagpur, while one from Akola.Out of Nagpur’s six deaths, only one was from Nagpur city, and two were from Nagpur district (rural). Three deaths were of the patients who came from other states/divisions for critical care in Nagpur’s medical colleges. All other districts, including worst-hit Bhandara and Chandrapur did not report Covid casualty on Sunday. Vidarbha’s toll reached 6,906 on Sunday, and case fatality rate reduced by a decimal point to reach 2.56%. It’s still more than state and national average, though.
The region reported almost equal number of new cases and recoveries on Sunday. Against 637 new cases, 639 patients recovered in the day. New cases came from Nagpur 322, Amravati 74, Yavatmal 58, Akola 53, Wardha 29, Buldhana 29, Chandrapur 23, Gondia 21, Bhandara 13, Washim 12, Gadchiroli 3.
On the other hand, recoveries came from Nagpur 317, Amravati 51, Yavatmal 49, Bhandara 45, Buldhana 39, Chandrapur 30, Gondia 28, Washim 28, Wardha 20, Akola 18, Gadchiroli 14. Now, out of total 2.69 lakh cases, 2.56 lakh have already recovered and the recovery rate of the region has surpassed 95%-mark. Still, Vidarbha’s recovery rate is less than state and national average.
Wardha: Out of the 1,015 tests, 29 tested positive on Sunday, taking the total to 9,885. With 20 getting discharged, recoveries reached 9,262. The active positive patients in the district are 322.
Chandrapur: Covid figures rose by 23. In all, 30 were discharged on Sunday. With no deaths, the toll remained 385. The cumulative total has scaled to 22,956 with recoveries 22,410. There are 164 active cases in the district.
Yavatmal: In all, 1,304 tests were conducted of which 58 were found positive. Currently, there are 395 active positive patients undergoing treatment in various Covid Care Centres across the district.
Amravati: Seventy-four new cases took the district’s caseload to 21,203 on Sunday even as 51 recoveries took the total count to 20,425. This left 365 active cases under treatment.
Akola: The district was the only one in Vidarbha part from Nagpur to report Covid-19 death on Sunday. A 65-year-old male patient from Ladpur Kanjra in Murtizapur tehsil died in a private hospital taking the Covid toll of the district to 332. More than 1,250 reports of Covid-19 tests were received on Sunday. Out of these, 53 were positive. This took total Covid-19 cases in Akola to 11,391. With 18 patients recovered in a day, total 10,402 have recovered. Now, 657 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: Total 952 reports were received in the district on Sunday. Out of them, 29 were positive. On the other hand, 39 patients recovered in the day. Now, the district has total 13,590 cases of Covid-19, including 13,111 recoveries and 164 deaths. Total 315 patients are under treatment.
Washim: With 12 new patients and 28 recoveries, the district’s total Covid-19 case count reached 7,012 and recoveries to 6,707. No Covid death was reported on Sunday, so the toll remained at 152. The district has 152 patients under treatment at present.
Gadchiroli: The district reported increase in new patients in single-digit for the seventh day in a row on January 24. Only three new patients were reported in the district. On the other hand, 14 patients recovered. This took total number of cases to 9,315 and recoveries to 9,148. No death was reported for 11th consecutive day on Sunday. With Covid toll of 105, total 62 patients are under treatment in Gadchiroli, which is lowest in Vidarbha.
Gondia: The district reported 21 new cases and 28 recoveries on Sunday. This took the total number of cases 14,116 and recoveries to 13,801. Recovery rate of Gondia is 96.88%. The Covid toll is 181. Now, 134 patients are under treatment. Out of them, 62 are in home isolation.
Bhandara: The district reported 13 new cases taking the total Covid-19 caseload to 13,113. On the other hand, 45 patients recovered taking the recovery count to 12,592. Recovery rate of Bhandara is 96%. The Covid toll stands at 320, while 201 patients are under treatment.