This story is from June 10, 2022

Double-digit surge continues in Vidarbha

Double-digit surge continues in Vidarbha
Nagpur: The double-digit increase in the daily Covid cases in the 11 districts of Vidarbha continued for the third consecutive day on Thursday. The number was less than 30, unlike the last two days. A total of 28 new cases were detected in the region.
The number of daily tests also increased significantly. More than 4,000 tests (4,116) were conducted for the first time in the last 45-50 days.
Despite increase in the number of tests, the positivity rate has declined. On Thursday, the test positivity rate came down under 1% and settled at 0.68%. For the last two days, this rate was constantly above 1%.
The low test positivity is an indicator that the spread of Covid is well within the control and there is no need to panic, said experts.
With the number of new cases, the number of recoveries is rising as well. On Thursday, 19 patients recovered from Covid in Vidarbha. A total of 110 patients are under treatment in the region.
Nagpur district conducted 1,208 tests in the last 24 hours. A total of 883 were in Nagpur city (NMC area) with major chunk of the travellers being tested at airport and random checking being held at various public places. Total 325 tests were conducted in the rural (ZP) Nagpur. Out of 16 patients testing positive, nine were from city, six from rural while one from other state also tested positive. Out of 10 patients who recovered in a day in Nagpur district, seven were from city, two from rural and one from other state. Nagpur district now has 64 patients under treatment with 40 of them in Nagpur city, 22 in rural and two from other states. A major relax factor is that all the 64 patients are under home isolation. Similar is the situation in all other districts of Vidarbha. Majority of patients are under home isolation.

Day’s Developments
0 | Deaths . Total | 21,772
28 | Cases. Nagpur 16, Chandrapur 3, Gadchiroli 3, Amravati 2, Wardha 1, Yavatmal 1, Akola 1, Washim 1 . Total | 1.28 lakh
19 | Recoveries. Nagpur 10, Chandrapur 5, Wardha 3, Amravati 1. Total | 1.26 lakh
98.35% | Recovery rate
1.69% | Case fatality rate
110 | Under treatment
4,116 | tests conducted in last 24 hours
159 | Cases in 9 days of June, 102 recoveries and no death so far
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Chaitanya Deshpande

Chaitanya Deshpande is Principal Correspondent at The Times of India, Nagpur. He has a PG degree in English literature and Mass communication. Chaitanya covers public health, medical issues, medical education, research in the fields of medicine, microbiology, biotechnology. He also covers culture, fine arts, theatre, folk arts, literature, and life. Proficient in Marathi and Hindi along with English, Chaitanya loves music, theatre and literature of all three languages.

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