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27% samples test positive in region, 32% in Ngp

27% samples test positive in region, 32% in Ngp
Nagpur: The Covid graph in the ongoing Omicron-dominated wave is sharply curving upwards, it seems. After 4,666 new cases on Tuesday and 6,465 cases on Wednesday, 8,008 cases were reported in the region on Thursday.
Around 27% of nearly 30,000 samples tested in the last 24 hours were found positive in Vidarbha. In many districts including Nagpur, the test positivity rate is more than 30% now.
These are indicators of the third wave nearing its peak. In Mumbai and Delhi, the cases plateaued out after more than 30% samples started testing positive.
In Nagpur, 13,848 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and 4,428 of them tested positive, implying a positivity rate of 32%. Six deaths were reported in Nagpur — three from city, two from rural and one from other districts. Across Vidarbha, only one other death was reported in Akola district, where a 35-yr-old man who was admitted in critical condition died.
Most deaths being reported in last two weeks are incidental findings. This means patients came for treatment of some other ailment and were incidentally found to be Covid-positive during treatment.
While new cases are on the rise, the recovery graph too is moving northwards with similar sharpness. On Thursday, 3,644 patients recovered in Vidarbha, with 1,985 of them from Nagpur district. Despite nearly 50,000 cases reported in last 20 days, the overall recovery rate is still above 95% in Vidarbha.
The number of under-treatment patients has reached near 35,000 now. Still, majority of them are recovering in home isolation. More than 90% patients in Gondia, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana are in home isolation. Hospitalization rate is near 3% in Nagpur district. Hospital beds, oxygen beds and ventilators are largely vacant in all Vidarbha districts despite the surge in new cases.

Wardha: Out of 1,167 tests conducted in last 24 hours, 420 were found positive for coronavirus. With 315 patients recovering on Thursday, 1,694 patients remain under treatment. The caseload and recoveries increased to 52,020 and 48,936 respectively. No new death was reported and the toll was unchanged at 1,329.
Yavatmal: There were 358 new Covid patients in the district out of 1,630 tests conducted in last 24 hours. With no death, the toll remained unchanged at 1,789. Currently there are 1,091 patients under treatment, of whom 48 are in hospitals and 1,043 in home quarantine.
Of the 74,581 Covid patients so far, 71,701, including 171 on Thursday, have recovered. The test positivity rate is 9.25%, death rate is 2.40% and daily positivity rate is 21.96%. The district has 1,718 beds for Covid patients.
Amravati: A spike of 470 cases from 1,787 samples tested took the district's caseload to 99,344 even as 192 recoveries boosted the total to 95,590. With no death reported, the number of active cases reached 2,152.
Chandrapur: As many as 563 new cases took the number of patients under treatment to 2,582 on Thursday. There were 227 recoveries and no casualty was recorded. A total of 2,313 Covid tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The Covid caseload has escalated to 92,441, while total recoveries amount to 88,313. Death toll remained at 1,546. Sample testing in the district has reached to 8,27,633, which includes 7,33,349 negative results.
Akola: A 35-year-old patient from Sangvi Jamdeo village in Balapur tehsil, who was admitted in Akola GMCH three days ago in critical condition, passed away. The deceased was unvaccinated, said authorities. The surge in new cases continued on Thursday with 469 new cases out of 1,388 tests. 284 patients recovered in a day. Akola now has 2,152 patients under treatment.
Washim: There were 169 new cases in the last 24 hours in Washim. Now, 626 patients are under treatment in the district. 1,100 tests were conducted in last 24 hours.
Buldhana: Out of 1,889 tests conducted, 354 new cases were reported in Buldhana, and 145 patients recovered. Now, the district has 1,886 patients under treatment.
Gondia: The district conducted 1,155 tests in last 24 hours. Out of them, 224 tested positive. 107 patients recovered in last 24 hours. Gondia now has 1,100 patients under treatment and 1,076 of them are in home isolation.
Bhandara: There were 1,109 tests out of which 329 were found positive. Now, the district has 1,109 patients under treatment as 111 patients recovered on Thursday.
Gadchiroli: Out of 1,022 tests conducted in last 24 hours, 224 were found positive in Gadchiroli. 99 patients recovered in a day. Now, 956 patients are under treatment.
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