NAGPUR: The curve of Covid-19 cases has finally settled at the baseline in Vidarbha. On Thursday, the region reported 134 new cases, 244 recoveries and three deaths.
More than 24,000 tests were conducted in last 24 hours. With this, the case positivity in the region has been less than 1% since two weeks now.
Eight districts in Vidarbha, including Nagpur, reported no death due to Covid-19 on Thursday. Overall, recovery rate is well above 98% for more than two weeks now. The number of under treatment patients is now 1,256. With majority of them in home isolation, more than 95% hospital beds, including oxygen beds are now vacant.
Barring Amravati, no district in Vidarbha has more than 300 patients under treatment. Districts are conducting a good number of tests daily.
Yavatmal: The district didn’t report a single death for the 20th consecutive day on Thursday, keeping the toll unchanged at 1,789.The administration received 948 test reports, of which 2 were found positive. Currently there are 25 active cases. Of the 72,755 patients so far, 70,944 — including 3 on Thursday — have recovered. The test positivity rate is 10.62% and the death rate is 2.46%. The daily positivity rate is 0.21%.
Amravati: Twenty-six new cases and as many recoveries kept the equation even as there wasn't a single Covid death reported in the district on Thursday. The caseload reached 96,237 while the recoveries reached 94,359 (95.05% rate). This left 321 active cases under treatment.
Wardha: Out of 840 test reports, 8 were found positive for coronavirus on Thursday. The tally of cases reached 49,277 and 2 patients were discharged. Recoveries reached 47,912, leaving 43 active cases and 1,322 deaths due to coronavirus so far.
Chandrapur: There were 18 news cases, 20 recoveries and one death on Thursday. This has left 172 active cases, while the toll saw a slim rise to 1,533. Covid caseload has reached 84,786 and total recoveries amount to 83,081.
Akola: In the last 24 hours, 1,139 tests were conducted and 10 came positive, which means less than 1% positivity rate. After recovery of 70 patients, Akola has 104 patients under treatment, lowest for the district even than the first wave.
Washim: The district reported 16 new cases, nine recoveries and one death on Thursday, taking the caseload to 41,531, including 40,777 recoveries and 622 deaths. Now, 131 patients are under treatment.
Buldhana: There were 13 new cases and 71 recoveries on Thursday. Now, the district has reported 87,051 patients so far, with 86,269 of them recovered and 664 deaths. Now, 118 patients are under treatment.
Gadchiroli: out of 663 tests done in last 24 hours, 14 came positive, taking the caseload to 30,376. With 13 recoveries and no death reported in a day, the recovery count reached 29,493 and toll remained at 741. Now, 142 patients are under treatment.
Bhandara: The district reported two new cases out of 652 tests on Thursday. One patient recovered while one death was also reported. Now, Bhandara has 59,491 cases, 58,344 recoveries and 1,130 deaths reported till date. Only 17 patients are under treatment, which is the lowest in Vidarbha.
Gondia: Five new cases, four recoveries and no death was reported on Thursday. Now, the district has 41,162 cases, 40,428 recoveries and 700 deaths so far. Of the 33 patients under treatment, only eight are in hospital or Covid care centre.
