NAGPUR: Amravati, from where it is believed the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus emerged, reported zero new cases on Sunday, which is for the first time in the last 15 months. More than 650 tests conducted in Amravati district returned negative. Along with Amravati, five other district – Akola, Wardha, Gondia, Bhandara and Washim – also reported zero new cases in a day.
No Covid-19 death was reported in Vidarbha for the fifth day this month, which is a very positive indicator.
Nagpur city, for the first time in September, reported 10 new positive cases. Extensive contact tracing can be the major reason behind cases reaching the double-digit figure. But, the test positivity is very low. On Sunday, 4,402 tests were conducted and the TPR was 0.22% only.
Overall, 27 patients recovered from 11 districts of Vidarbha. Of the 11,19,119 patients reported so far, 10,97,398 have recovered for recovery of 98%, which is better than both state and national average.
The region conducted 10,728 tests during the last 24 hours.
On Sunday, the number of under-treatment patients reached 324, with Buldhana (90) and Chandrapur (50) leading the chart. Most patients are in home isolation.
Yavatmal: The district has continued to remain with no death report, keeping toll remained unchanged at 1,787 on Sunday. Currently there are 14 active positive patients undergoing treatment in the hospitals. The administration has received 1,059 test reports of which only one person was found positive. Of the 72,864 positive patients, 71,063 including 4 on Sunday have recovered. The test positivity rate is 10.02% and the death rate is 2.45%. The daily positivity rate is 0.09 %. There are 2,155 beds (meant for Covid patients) lying vacant.
Amravati: It was a happy Sunday for the district on novel coronavirus front as none of 666 swabs tested for the virus turned out positive, thus ensuring a blank day for the first time in last 15 months. There were four recoveries that took the total to 94,447. With no death reported, the number of active cases under treatment remained at 43.
Wardha: Two active positive, who remained unchanged as no new case, discharged or death was reported in district on Sunday. The caseload, recoveries and death as 49,392, 48,062 and 1,325 respectively. Total 268 test reports were received while no new case was reported.
Chandrapur: Sunday saw four recoveries and seven detections with no casualty. The figure of Covid active patients rose slightly up to 50, while the toll remained stable 1,540. The caseload has grown to 88,666, while total cured patients amounts to 87,076.
Buldhana: The district reported two new cases from 955 tests while two patients recovered.
Bhandara: Three out of four under-treatment patients were discharged on Sunday, leaving only one active case. No new case was reported despite conducting 337 tests.
Akola: No new case was reported from 587 test reports on Sunday. Two patients recovered. Now, the district has 16 patients under treatment.
Gadchiroli: Of the 671 tests, two came positive while one patient recovered. The caseload is 30,736, including 29,953 recoveries. Now, 37 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district did not report any new case from 431 tests. Now, there are eight patients under treatment, with six of them in home isolation and two in Covid care centres.
Washim: No new case was reported while one patient recovered. Now, there are 16 patients under treatment.
