Once worst hit, Yavatmal reports zero new Covid cases

NAGPUR: Friday brought a bundle of positive developments for Vidarbha region. Barring one death in Nagpur city, no Covid-19 death was reported in the entire region.
Yavatmal, which at one time was one of the worst-hit districts in the region in terms of cases and deaths, reported zero new cases on Friday. There has been no death due to Covid-19 in Yavatmal for the past 21 days.

Amravati and Buldhana also joined the other districts in Vidarbha with less than 0.5% test positivity. Akola became the fifth district to have less than 50 under-treatment patients. The only worry for Vidarbha is a small rise in Gadchiroli’s cases for the third day in a row.
Overall, Vidarbha reported 115 new cases, the lowest in July so far. 228 patients recovered from Covid-19, while one death was reported in Nagpur. The region’s caseload reached 10,97,715 Covid patients, of whom 10,76,354 have recovered. Vidarbha’s recovery rate is 98%.
Nearly 20,000 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in Vidarbha. The number is declining daily, but this is due to limitations on contact tracing due to fewer new cases per day. Only 1,142 patients are under treatment in the region now, even fewer than when the first Covid wave receded. Barring Amravati, no district has more than 200 under-treatment patients.
Amravati: While there was no Covid death for the second successive day on Friday, there were 16 new cases reported from the district that took the caseload to 96,253. The 33 patients who got discharged took recoveries to 94,392 (98.07%).This left 304 active cases under treatment.
Wardha: While 5 positive cases were reported, an equal number were discharged on Friday, taking the tally to 49,282 and recoveries to 47,917 respectively. There are 43 active positive. Out of the 835 test reports, 4 from Wardha and 1 from Arvi tested positive.
Chandrapur: There were no Covid casualties. Just six cases were reported on Friday. There were 11 recoveries. The death toll remained stable at 1,533. Covid caseload is now at 84,792, while total recoveries amount to 83,093.
Yavatmal: The district recorded no new Covid positive patient on Friday for the first time. No deaths for the 21st consecutive day kept the toll unchanged at 1,789. The administration conducted 326 tests. Currently there are 20 active positive patients undergoing treatment in hospitals. Of the 72,755 positive patients, 70,949, including on Friday, have recovered. The test positivity rate is 10.62 % and death rate is 2.45 %. The daily positivity rate is zero %.
Akola: Only eight new cases were reported out of 1,082 tests done in last 24 hours, while 69 patients recovered. Now, only 43 patients are under treatment in Akola. No death was reported. The district has 57,672 total cases, with 56,499 recoveries and 1,130 deaths.
Buldhana: Out of 3,158 tests conducted in last 24 hours, only eight tested positive in Buldhana. Now, out of 87,059 total cases, 86,319 have recovered in district. 76 patients are under treatment.
Washim: On Friday, 15 new cases, 17 recoveries and no death was reported in Washim. Now, out of 41,546 total cases, 40,794 have recovered and 129 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: Out of 400 tests done in Bhandara district in last 24 hours, only one was found positive. Three patients recovered. Now, out of 59,492 cases, 58,347 have recovered in Bhandara. No death was reported, so the death toll stayed at 1,130. Only 15 patients are under treatment in Bhandara district, and no one is admitted in hospital.
Gondia: Out of 857 tests done in last 24 hours, two were positive in Gondia, and two patients recovered. Now, out of 41,164 total cases, 40,430 have recovered. This leaves 33 patients under treatment, with 20 of them in home isolation.
Gadchiroli: A small jump of 34 cases was reported in Gadchiroli on Friday. 19 patients recovered. No death was reported. Now, 157 patients are under treatment.