Covid cases at record low, deaths down to 11

Nagpur: While new cases are going down in Vidarbha since almost a month now, deaths too reached a record low on Sunday. Only 11 deaths were reported in the day with five districts – Bhandara, Wardha, Gondia, Gadchiroli and Yavatmal reporting zero deaths.
Chandrapur, Akola and Amravati reported a death each; Washim 2, Buldhana 3 and Nagpur 3. Out of 3 deaths in Nagpur, 2 are of the patients referred from other states, which means only 1 death was reported in Nagpur district.Deaths in rural Maharashtra have gone down too, which is a very comforting factor.
Out of 33,075 tests conducted in last 24 hours, 448 tested positive in Vidarbha. Eight districts reported less than 50 new cases, with four of them reporting less than 20. In all, cases have gone down significantly across the region. On the other hand, 1,304 patients recovered in a day.
Now, out of 10,93,147 total cases in the region, 10,63,011 have recovered which means the recovery rate is 97.24%. Number of under treatment patients reached below 9,000 which means now less than 0.80% of total cases reported till date in Vidarbha are under treatment.
Most of the districts in Vidarbha have offered relaxations under ‘break the chain’ notifications now. As a result, there could be a spike in new cases in next two months. The administration is taking careful steps to continue the good show.
Wardha: With 17 people testing positive out of 1,736 samples, the casetally went up to 49,023. There were 27 recoveries, taking the total to 48,658 and leaving 365 patients under treatment. No death was reported and the toll remains at 1,314. New cases were reported from Wardha (5), Hinganghat and Deoli (4 each), Ashti (2), Arvi and Selu (1 each).
Amravati: A 75-year-old man from Yavali Shahid village was the only Covid casualty of the district, which posted 101 new cases on Sunday. While the toll now reached 1,525, the caseload crossed the 95k-mark and reached 95,060. As many as 319 patients recovered, taking the total to 91,722 for a rate of 96.5%. The number of active cases is now 1,813.
Chandrapur: Active Covid cases dipped below the 1,000-mark after a gap of nearly three months on Sunday. With detection of 69 new cases and 162 recoveries, there are 926 patients left under treatment. It was on March 18 when the active cases figure had crossed the mark of 1,000 during the second wave and had reached its peak with 16,809 active cases on May 2.
There was a lone death registered during the day, taking the toll to 1,496. Covid caseload has climbed to 84,212, while total recoveries now amount to 81,790.
Yavatmal: The district recorded no death on Sunday and hence the toll remained at 1,787. The administration received 1,645 test reports, of which 12 (10 men and 2 women) were found positive. Currently there are 471 active positive patients, of whom 130 are in hospitals and 341 in home isolation.
Of the 72,554 patients so far, 70,299 — including 47 on Sunday — have recovered. The test positivity rate is 10.9% and the death rate is 2.5%. The daily positivity rate is 0.7%, said the district administration.
Bhandara: Out of more than 1,050 tests conducted in last 24 hours, Bhandara reported 17 positives. On the other hand 101 patients recovered. No death was reported for the 6th day in a row on Sunday. Now, the district has 59,290 cases, 57,991 recoveries, 1,055 deaths and 244 patients are under treatment. Bhandara’s recovery rate is nearing 98% now.
Gadchiroli: Total 33 new cases were detected in Gadchiroli on Sunday out of 734 tests conducted in last 24 hours. This took total case load to 29,912. With 44 recoveries, total 28,817 patients have recovered at recovery rate 96.34%. No death was reported. Total 361 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district conducted 3,613 tests in last 24 hours and 19 tested positive. Test positivity is 0.52%. No death was reported in the day while 43 patients recovered. Gondia now has only 186 patients under treatment, with 123 of them recovering in home isolation. Gondia’s recovery rate is 98%.
Buldhana: Total 3,516 reports were received in Buldhana district on Sunday, and 30 of them tested positive. Also, 84 patients recovered while 3 patients died during treatment. Now, Buldhana has 85,953 cases, 84,996 recoveries, and 647 deaths reported till date. Total 310 patients are under treatment.
Washim: Total 33 new cases, 83 recoveries and 2 deaths were reported in Washim district on Sunday. Now, the district has 41,029 cases, 39,786 recoveries, and 600 deaths reported till date. Total 642 patients are under treatment.
Akola: The district conducted 1,566 tests out of which 45 tested positive, which means the positivity rate is less than 3%. Total case count reached 57,146. With 199 patients recovering in a day, 54,612 of them have recovered. An 86-year-old man from Akola city died on Sunday taking the death toll to 1,112. Now, 1,422 patients are under treatment in the district.