9 out of 11 Vid districts report Covid-19 cases, spike continues

Nagpur: After reporting 100+ new cases on Friday, the 11 districts in Vidarbha region reported 84 new cases on Saturday which indicated that the previous day’s sudden spike was not a fluke.
The surge is going to stay and likely to see many more cases in the next two weeks as estimated by the health department. On Saturday, nine out of 11 districts in Vidarbha, barring Bhandara in Nagpur division and Washim in Amravati division, reported Covid-19 cases.As cases are coming from all corners of the region, this could be early symptoms of the new wave.
Municipal corporation cities are dominating while rural areas are reporting fewer cases. Out of Saturday’s 84 cases, 74 came from Nagpur (54), Amravati (16) and Chandrapur (4) – all municipal corporation cities.
Overall, 10,224 tests were conducted in the region. With 84 of them positive, the test positivity rate is 0.85% which is once again nearing the 1% mark. If TPR is more than 1% for three days in a row, stricter restrictions will be applied in the region.
The number of under-treatment patients in the region reached 456 on Saturday. Last time, more than 456 patients were under-treatment only in September. However, majority of the patients in this phase are either asymptomatic or showing very mild to mild symptoms.
A death of a Chandrapur-based man, who died in Nagpur on December 29, was finally reflected in the Covid-19 online portal and Nagpur district authorities counted the deceased person in its ‘deaths from other districts’ section. However, the same death was counted in Chandrapur district’s tally too. This administrative goof-up is showing 2 deaths in a day on January 1 in Vidarbha in the official tally. However, only 1 death has happened.
Akola: 527 tests were conducted and 2 of them were positive. Akola now has 57,916 total cases of Covid. With 56,762 recoveries and 1,142 deaths reported till date, total 12 patients are under treatment in the region.
Washim: No new case was detected in the district where more than 200 tests were conducted. Washim still has 3 patients under-treatment as no recovery was reported either.
Buldhana: Two out of 398 tests conducted in the last 24 hours were positive in a day. No recovery was reported. Now the district has 87,678 cases, including 86,986 recoveries and 676 deaths. Total 16 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: No new case was reported in Bhandara on Saturday. All 245 tests conducted in the last 24 hours were negative. Now, the district has 2 patients under treatment.
Gondia: Two new cases were reported on Saturday. Total 153 tests were conducted. Now, the district has 15 patients under treatment. Ten of them are recovering in home isolation.
Gadchiroli: Total 652 tests were conducted with 1 of them testing positive in Gadchiroli on Saturday. As one patient recovered, the total number of under-treatment patients remained unchanged at 9.
Yavatmal: No death was reported on Saturday, keeping the toll unchanged at 1,788. Currently, there are 9 active positive patients under treatment. The administration received 564 reports of which 2 were found positive. Of the 72,983 positive, 71,183, including one patient on Saturday, have recovered. Death rate is 2.45%. The district has kept 1,765 beds exclusively for Covid patients.
Wardha: One positive case was reported from 336 reports, taking the caseload to 49,447 on Saturday. No new recovery or death was reported. The total recoveries and toll remained unchanged at 48110 and 1327 respectively. The active positive patients under are seven in district.
Chandrapur: There was a spike of 4 cases, taking the Covid active total to 12 on Saturday. There was no recovery or casualty reported during the day. The Covid caseload has reached 88,892 while total recoveries remained stable at 87,336. The toll remained unchanged at 1,543. A total of 7,99,709 samples have been tested so far and 7,09,656 out of these have been found negative.
Amravati: Covid cases have been on a steady rise since the last three days. The district reported 16 new cases on New Year’s Day after 1220 samples were tested. This took the caseload to 96,262. With no deaths and no recoveries, the number of active cases under treatment swelled to fifty.