Fresh Covid cases below 100 in Nagpur district, after 323 days

NAGPUR: The number of Covid-19 positive cases dropped below 100 in the district on Tuesday after a span of 323 days. There were no fatalities in rural parts of the district in three of last four days.
Data from district civil surgeon stated 81 persons tested positive for coronavirus in 8,296 tests on Tuesday. Test positivity rate (TPR) was 0.97%. 46 of these cases were from the city, 33 from rural areas and two from other districts.TPR of the city was even lower than the districtat 0.84% in 5,455 tests. In rural, TPR was 1.16% in 2,841 tests.
Previously, the district had last recorded new cases below 100 on July 20 last year which was well before peak of first wave. There were 68 cases on that day. Since July 21, the cases were never below 100 until now. There was peak of first wave in last two weeks of August and entire September. The cases never went below 100 even after the first wave receded.
The district began seeing second wave from third week of February and its peak was in April. Tbough second wave was devastated, it receded much faster and must lower.
Another good development for the district was that there were no deaths in rural for second consecutive day on Tuesday. Fatalities were zero for the first time on June 5 after March 1. Total deaths in the district were six on Tuesday of which four were from city and two from other districts.
Active cases dropped to 2,922 in the district on Tuesday which was 0.6% of cumulative positive cases (4,76,007). This has further increased vacant beds in Covid hospitals in the city. 7,140 beds were vacant on Tuesday.