Just 1 patient now in Bhandara; no deaths in Vid for 2nd day

Nagpur: Bhandara district is all set to become virtually Covid-19 free. On Tuesday, two out of three under-treatment patients recovered from Bhandara and no new patient was reported for the third consecutive day, out of 572 tests conducted in last 24 hours. Due to this, only one patient is under treatment in the district. The patient is in home isolation.
Overall too, the relief continued in Vidarbha region as no Covid-19 death was reported on Tuesday. It was the second consecutive day for the region to report no Covid-19 death. Four districts — Bhandara, Gondia, Akola and Yavatmal — reported zero new cases. All other districts in the region reported a single-digit increase in cases.
The region reported 31 new positive cases on Tuesday, out of more than 14,500 tests in last 24 hours. Eventually, the number of tests, which was down to 7,500 due to Sunday holiday, was more than doubled in 24 hours before Tuesday. This shows the districts in Vidarbha are still conducting a good number of tests.
Most district collectors in the region released notifications of relaxation, applicable from Wednesday onwards. It remains to be seen how people receive these relaxations with regards to outdoor movement and business.
The number of under-treatment patients reached 530, a new low, on Tuesday. Barring Nagpur, all districts now have less than 80 patients under treatment. Vidarbha’s recovery rate continued to remain above 98%, which is better than the state and national average.
Amravati: Just five new cases and 19 recoveries took the district's caseload to 96,539 and total recoveries to 94,903 on Tuesday. With no death, the toll remained at 1,561, leaving 75 patients under treatment.
Chandrapur: Three people were discharged after recovery while five new Covid cases emerged on Tuesday. There was no death reported and 64 patients were left under treatment. The Covid caseload scaled to 85,035, while total recoveries grew to 83,437. The toll is at 1,534 for the last 11 days.
Wardha: Two new cases were reported from 553 test reports and three patients were discharged, taking the recoveries to 48,033 and caseload to 49,373. There are 15 patients under treatment in the district now. One person each from Hinganghat and Deoli tested positive for coronavirus. No death was reported and the toll remained at 1,325.
Yavatmal: The district reported no death or new cases on Tuesday. The administration received 85 test reports, all of which were negative. Currently there are 19 active cases, of which two are from outside the district. Of the 72,809 Covid-19 patients so far, 71,006, including one on Tuesday, have recovered. The test positivity rate is 10.39% and the death rate is 2.45%. The daily positivity rate is 0%.
Akola: For the first time in August, no new case was reported in Akola of the 865 tests conducted in last 24 hours. Seven patients recovered. Now, 38 patients are under treatment in the district.
Washim: One new patient and four recoveries were reported in Washim on Tuesday. The district has reported 41,668 cases so far, including 41,002 recoveries and 636 deaths. 29 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: The district conducted 1,806 tests and four of them were found positive, taking the caseload to 87,278. Out of them, 86,571 have recovered and 672 deaths have been reported till date. Now, 35 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: Five new patients and seven recoveries took the number of total cases to 30,614, and recoveries to 29,814 in Gadchiroli. With 744 deaths reported till date, 56 patients are now under treatment.
Gondia: The district reported no new case, no recovery and no death. 375 tests were conducted. Ten patients are still under treatment in Gondia, with six of them in home isolation.
Bhandara: With no new case and two recoveries, Bhandara is set to become a Covid-free district with just one patient under treatment. The caseload in Bhandara is now 59,808, including 58,675 recoveries and 1,132 deaths.