Over 10,000 tests again in Vidarbha, only 24 found Covid positive

NAGPUR: Average testing figures were restored in the region on Sunday after they went down to 45% a day before. Of the total 10,604 tests, 20% came from five districts where none of the sample tested positive. Overall, the day's test positivity stood at 0.22%, which also meant that 99% samples were negative.
The day’s tally stood at 24 cases, 39 recoveries and 10,604 tests.No Covid death has taken place so far across the 11 districts of Vidarbha in September. The region still has 224 patients under treatment, which is 0.02% of the caseload.

In Nagpur district, six new cases were reported, all of which were from the city. The district performed the highest number of tests in Vidarbha at over 4,500. It now has 63 patients under treatment. Around 30 of them from the city are asymptomatic or mild symptomatic. These include 19 admitted at AIIMS Nagpur and 11 at MLA Covid care centre (CCC).
The CCC transferred patients to AIIMS Nagpur after they developed mild symptoms. Those who test positive in the city are being kept at CCC after Nagpur Municipal Corporation stopped home isolation for Covid patients.
Amravati: Nine recoveries as against just two new cases took the district’s total recoveries to 94,486 and the caseload to 96,097 respectively on Sunday. With no deaths reported, the number of active cases under treatment was just 16.
Yavatmal: Yavatmal has remained with no death or no new positive patients in the last 24 hours, keeping the toll unchanged at 1,787. Currently there are only four active positive patients undergoing treatment in the hospitals. The administration has received 792 test reports on Sunday and all of them were found negative. Of the 72,865 positive patients, 71,074 have recovered. The test positivity rate is 9.95%, death rate is 2.45% and daily positivity rate is zero.
Chandrapur: With five recoveries and four detections, the number of positive patients dropped to 34 on Sunday. Toll remained stable with no casualty. District has witnessed a total of 87,114 recoveries against 88,688 Covid infection so far.
Wardha: No new positive case from 354 tests of Sunday and no new recovery, leaving active positive at three and caseload 49,392 and total recoveries 48,063. After no deaths, toll remained at 1,325.
Washim: One case was recorded in the district and one patient was discharged. The active cases tally is at 14.
Bhandara: The district reported one new case from 517 tests. No death or patient’s discharge took place. A sole patient is under treatment.
Gondia: The district didn’t report any Covid case, death or discharged patient. The number of patients under treatment is 7.
Buldhana: The district witnessed eight new Covid cases. No Covid death took place. According to official data, the district reported seven recoveries. This left 48 active cases.
Akola: The district reported three new cases, and six patients recovered. The active cases are 19.
Gadchiroli: The district didn’t report a new case but two patients recovered. It now has 15 patients under treatment.