Covid-19 cases see fresh spike in Wardha, Akola & Yavatmal

NAGPUR: Amravati district has been reporting nearly 200 new cases of Covid-19 since the last ten days. On Tuesday, Akola, Wardha and Yavatmal districts also reported surge in the number of new cases. Akola reported 67 new cases, followed by Wardha (60) and Yavatmal (58).
Wardha reported 4 deaths due to Covid-19, while three elderly patients died in Akola on Tuesday.Overall, Vidarbha region reported 16 deaths — highest in the month of February till now. Six deaths were reported from Nagpur — 3 from Nagpur city, 1 from Nagpur rural and 2 of the patients referred from other states/divisions.
Vidarbha’s Covid-19 toll has now reached 7,055. Case fatality rate of Vidarbha is 2.52%, which is almost equal to the state average but less than national average.
In all, 656 cases were reported on Tuesday and 669 patients recovered. Cases came from Nagpur (230), Amravati (183), Akola (67), Wardha (60), Yavatmal (58), Buldhana (34), Gondia (8), Chandrapur (7), Washim (5), Bhandara (3) and Gadchiroli (1). Covid-19 caseload of Vidarbha reached 2,79,049.
On the other hand, 669 recoveries of the day came from Nagpur (313), Amravati (103), Akola (95), Yavatmal (39), Buldhana (37), Wardha (35), Washim (22), Bhandara (10), Chandrapur (8) and Gadchiroli (7). Now, 2,65,773 out of 2,79,049 patients have recovered and Vidarbha’s recovery rate is 95.2%.
Gadchiroli: The district seems to be marching towards becoming the first Covid-19 free district of Maharashtra. On Tuesday, only 1 new case was detected while 7 patients recovered. No death has been reported in the month of February so far. The district now has only 28 patients under treatment, which is the least in Maharashtra. Gadchiroli’s recovery rate is more than 98%.
Bhandara: The district reported only 3 new cases on Tuesday while 10 patients recovered. The death of an under-treatment patient took the toll of Bhandara to 325. Now, the district has 13,321 total cases, with 12,890 recoveries and 106 patients under treatment. Bhandara’s recovery rate is 96.7%.
Gondia: The district reported 8 new cases and no recoveries on Tuesday. Till date, 14,268 cases and 13,998 recoveries have been reported in Gondia. No death was reported on Tuesday, so the death toll remained unchanged at 183. The district has 87 patients under treatment.
Akola: Three deaths were reported, taking the district’s toll to 341. On Tuesday, 67 new cases and 95 recoveries were reported. Now, the district has 11,921 total cases, 10,809 recoveries and 771 patients under treatment.
Buldhana: Thirty-four new cases and 37 recoveries marked Tuesday in Buldhana. No death was reported. Caseload reached 14,411, while recoveries touched 13,891 in the district. With 173 deaths reported till date, 347 patients are under treatment.
Washim: The district reported 5 new cases, while 22 recovered. No death was reported. Washim now has 7,247 cases, 6,985 recoveries and 155 deaths. Now, 106 patients are under treatment, which is the least in Amravati division. All other districts in Amravati division have more than 300 active cases.
Amravati: 183 new cases and as many recoveries took the caseload and the total recoveries of the district to 23,476 and 22,364 respectively. Two deaths took the toll to 426. .
Yavatmal: Out of 278 reports, 58 were found positive. Currently, there are 467 active positive patients.
Wardha: There were four deaths, 60 positive and 35 discharged. The caseload increased to 10,413 and recoveries 9,707.
Chandrapur: Seven new cases and 8 recoveries were recorded, leaving 92 active patients in the district. No deaths were reported.