9 districts at level 1 of unlock, no weekend lockdown in Vidarbha

Nagpur: With nine out of 11 districts of Vidarbha now officially at level 1 of unlock, district collectors in Wardha, Washim and Buldhana on Saturday issued notifications offering more relaxations.
Though Amravati is now at level 1, the administration is taking careful steps towards relaxations. Four districts – Chandrapur, Gondia, Yavatmal and Nagpur — continued with the present relaxations with a little revision in shop timings.
Akola and Gadchiroli – both at level 3 — issued ‘no change’ notifications.Now, there will be no weekend lockdown in any of the districts in Vidarbha.
While Washim and Buldhana allowed cinema halls and theatres with 50% capacity, Wardha allowed 100% attendance at government offices. Shops for agriculture works and essential shops will remain open up to 7pm in all districts, except Nagpur, at level 1.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the region reported lowest-ever 477 new cases in the second wave despite conducting 35,305 tests. Barring Akola, all districts had less than 5% test positivity rate. On the other hand 1,532 patients recovered during the day. Now, out of 10,92,699 patients reported in Vidarbha so far, 10,61,707 have recovered. The recovery rate has surpassed the 97% mark, which is better than state and national average.
With more recoveries and fewer cases, the number of under-treatment patients reached below 10,000 for the first time in second wave. Now, less than 1% of the total cases reported are ‘active’ (under treatment) in the region.
The daily toll of region reduced to 20 on Saturday. Bhandara and Gondia continued to report no death. In Nagpur district, the city reported one death while three deceased were patients referred from other states. Chandrapur, Akola and Amravati cities too reported zero deaths. This means 16 out of 20 deaths were from rural Vidarbha, implying that these areas need better Covid control.
Wardha: The district registered 25 new cases from 1,686 test reports and a lone death — a 36-year-old woman from the city — on Saturday. The caseload reached 49,006 and toll 1,314. After 93 people were discharged the total recoveries climbed to 47,317, leaving 375 active positive patients.
Amravati: With 102 cases and one death, the district’s caseload went up to 94,959 and toll to 1,524, respectively on Saturday. The 371 recoveries of the day took the total to 91,403, leaving 2,032 patients under treatment.
Chandrapur: There were 122 new cases, while 171 patients were discharged on Saturday. The day witnessed two deaths, taking the toll to 1,492. This has left 1,128 active patients under treatment. Covid total has now reached to 84,087, while recoveries amount to 81,467.
Yavatmal: The district recorded death of a 28-year-old woman from Manora of the neighbouring Washim district on Saturday, which took the toll to 1,787. There were 87 recoveries — more than six times the number of new cases. The administration received 1,90 test reports,of which 14 (8 men and 6 women) were found positive. Currently there are 506 patients under treatment, of whom 151 are in hospitals and 355 in home isolation. Of the 72,542 patients till date, 70,252 have recovered. The TPR is 11% and the death rate is 2.5%. The daily positivity rate is 1.01%.
Bhandara: The district reported 17 new cases out of 970 tests done in the last 24 hours. Test positivity, which was under 1% during weekdays increased to 1.75%. On the other hand, 90 patients recovered. No death was reported for fifth day in a row. Bhandara now has 59,273 cases, 57,890 recoveries, 1,055 deaths and 328 patients under treatment.
Gondia: Of the 4,323 tests done in last 24 hours, only five came positive, which means the test positivity is less than even 0.15%. No death was reported. Now, out of the 41,025 patients reported so far, 40,118 have recovered. Only 210 patients are under treatment in Gondia, with 143 in home isolation.
Gadchiroli: The district conducted 803 tests in last 24 hours. Of them, 34 came positive. This took total caseload to 29,871. A 62-year-old man from Wadsa died during treatment taking the toll to 734. Now, 372 patients are under treatment. The recovery rate is 96.3%, and case fatality rate is 2.46%.
Akola: The district conducted 1,130 tests in the last 24 hours and reported 68 positive cases. This means test positivity is still more than 6%. Three patients from rural parts died during the day. Akola’s caseload has reached 57,101, including 54,413 recoveries and 1,111 deaths. Now, 1,577 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: Of the 3,980 tests done in the last 24 hours, 45 came positive, which means positivity is now less than 1.2%. The district administration has given several relaxations from June 14. Three deaths on Saturday took the toll to 644. Now, 367 patients are under treatment.
Washim: The district reported 36 new cases, while 76 patients recovered in a day. A death during the day took the toll to 598. The caseload has reached 40,996, including 39,703 recoveries. Now, 694 patients are under treatment. Washim also entered level 1 of unlock and allowed several relaxations from June 14.