Chanda reports region’s only Covid death, cases go down

NAGPUR: After a day’s gap, one death was reported in the region — this time from Chandrapur. A day before, there was one Covid fatality in Washim. The month has so far witnessed 18 days when no death was reported. As many deaths have taken place on rest of the days, with the toll not surpassing two on any occasion.
There were 10 fewer cases than the previous day, though tests were also slightly fewer (around 14,200).The new cases — under 10 in all districts — were reported from seven districts while Bhandara, Wardha, Gondia and Yavatmal didn’t report any new cases from hundreds of tests. The day’s highest cases were from Amravati (eight).

Five districts didn’t report any new recovered patient and 281 are under treatment overall. So far, 1,193 patients have recovered and 893 tested positive this month.
In Nagpur district, all the four new cases were from city. This district performed close to 5,000 tests, while all the four new cases were reported from private labs. The district witnessed five new recoveries and 65 patients are still under treatment.
Yavatmal: The district recorded no deaths or positive cases on Sunday, which kept the toll unchanged at 1,787. There are 17 patients currently undergoing treatment in hospitals. Of the 72,850 patients so far, 71,046 — including one on Sunday — have recovered. The test positivity rate is 10.13% and death rate is 2.45%. The district has 2,150 beds available for Covid-19 patients in GMC, 11 dedicated Covid-19 health centres and 16 private hospitals.
Chandrapur: One death was registered after nine days on Sunday, taking the toll to 1,540. There were four new detections and five recoveries during the day, taking the caseload to 88,642 and recoveries to 87,053. This left 49 active patients under treatment.
Wardha: One patient was discharged on Sunday, decreasing patients under treatment to three, while no sample was reported positive from 385 tests. The caseload is now 49,390 and recoveries 48,062. The toll remained unchanged at 1,325 as no new death was reported.
Amravati: Eight new cases and one recovery took the district’s caseload to 96,064 and recoveries to 94,436 on Sunday. With no Covid death reported, patients under treatment remained at 50.
Gadchiroli: The district reported two new cases but no patient recovered, nor was any death recorded. The district now has 32 active cases.
Washim: Two new patients and zero recoveries took place in the district. The toll remains at 638. Total cases are at 41,709.
Bhandara: There were zero deaths and one recovery on Sunday. The district has seven patients under treatment.
Gondia: The district didn’t report any Covid case, death or recovery. Number of patients under treatment is three.
Buldhana: The district witnessed one new Covid case. No Covid death took place. According to official data, the district didn’t report any recovery. This left 22 active cases.
Akola: The district reported two patients but no recovery or Covid death. Active cases are now 18.