{"id":6599,"date":"2021-02-24T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expertnews.in\/nearly-3k-covid-cases-for-the-first-time-post-september-peak-nagpur-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T04:55:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T23:25:00","slug":"nearly-3k-covid-cases-for-the-first-time-post-september-peak-nagpur-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expertnews.in\/hi\/nearly-3k-covid-cases-for-the-first-time-post-september-peak-nagpur-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 3k Covid cases for the first time post September peak | Nagpur News – Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Nagpur: With all the 11 districts in Vidarbha<\/a> region increasing tests significantly, the number of Covid-19 cases has also gone up. On Monday, 2,866 new cases were reported from Vidarbha region, the highest after the September peak. The total caseload has reached 3,03.701.
For the first time since pandemic, the number of Covid-19 tests done in 24 hours surpassed the 10,000 mark in Nagpur district on Monday. Total 10996 tests were conducted out of which 691 tested positive. Sample positivity rate in Nagpur is under 6.5% now.
In Amravati, 2472 tests were conducted on Monday and 926 of them tested positive which means more than 37% samples tested positive. Buldhana reported 416 positive cases out of 2,049 samples tested in last 24 hours which means more than 20% positivity rate.
In Akola, 277 samples out of 1,413 tested positive with almost 20% positivity rate. Yavatmal reported 246 new cases out of 1,339 samples tested in a day which means 18% samples tested positive. In short, all districts in West Vidarbha have reported positivity rate at an alarming level.
In Nagpur division, barring Wardha, no district reported more than 10% sample positivity.
In all, 1992 patients recovered in a day from Vidarbha. These include Nagpur (477), Amravati (1077), Yavatmal (158), Buldhana (136), Akola (44), Wardha (36), Chandrapur (25), Washim (21), Bhandara (10), Gadchiroli (7) and Gondia (1). As more patients recovered on Monday, the recovery rate also continued to remain at 91.8% which is less than the state and national average.
Total 20 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported in the region on Monday. Highest 8 were reported in Nagpur district which include 5 from Nagpur city, 1 from Nagpur rural and 2 from other state\/divisions.
Amravati once again reported a serious spike in Covid-19 deaths with six patients dying in a day on Monday. Wardha, Akola, and Yavatmal reported 2 deaths each, most of them being senior citizens above 70 years of age. Vidarbha\u2019s Covid-19 death toll reached 7,260. Case fatality rate is less than 2.4%.
Amravati: Despite lockdown, coronavirus seems to be spreading unabated in the district as it reported an all time high spike of 926 cases on Tuesday. This surpassed the previous high of 727 posted on February 20. The month has thus far given 9,069 cases of which 4,728 have come in just last seven days, including Tuesday. The day’s spike took the caseload to 31,123.
To add further pain to the panic, the district also reported six deaths to take the count to 471.
Discharge of 359 patients took the total to 26,758 as recovery rate dropped to 85.98.
A total 2,13,728 tests have been conducted in the district since March with 31,123 testing positive, a few after their deaths.
Washim: The district witnessed a chaotic situation at Pohra Devi pilgrimage destination on Monday when more than 10,000 supporters of a Maharashtra minister gathered there defying all Covid-19 norms. Washim reported 87 new cases, 21 recoveries and no deaths on Monday. Total cases in the district reached 7,922, including 7,162 recoveries and 156 deaths so far. Total 603 patients are under treatment.
Wardha: While two elderly men died, taking the toll to 334, nearly 125 tested positive. The caseload is now 11,492. After 36 recovered, the overall figure is now 10,371. There are 787 active positive patients under treatment. New cases were reported from Wardha (65), Deoli and Arvi (15 each), Hinganghat (10), Karanja (9), Selu (6) and Ashti (5).
Chandrapur: In all, 55 tested positive, while 25 were discharged, leaving 166 active cases in the district. With no deaths, the toll is stable at 397. While the case count is 23,437, recoveries are 22,874.
Yavatmal: Two deaths, a woman and a man, both senior citizens, took the toll to 453. Out of the 1,339 reports, 246 (154 male and 92 female) were found to be positive. Currently, there are 1,138 active positive patients undergoing treatment. Out of the 16,501 positive patients, 14,913, including 158 of Tuesday, have recovered. Sources said most of the PCRT test centres across the district were lying inoperative since November. Enhanced tests have led to the surge in cases with the district administration dubbing it as \u2018Super Spread\u2019.
Akola: A 71-year-old and a 74-year-old (both men) admitted after February 18 died during treatment on Monday. This took the toll of the district to 357. With 277 new cases and 44 recoveries; Akola now has 14,418 cases, 11,675 recoveries and 2,386 patients are under-treatment in the district. Most of them are in home-isolation.
Buldhana: The district reported 416 new cases, a record for Buldhana till date. No death was reported. Caseload reached 16,912 on Monday. On the other hand, 136 patients recovered which took the recovery count to 14,822. With 187 deaths reported till date, Buldhana district now has 1,903 total cases. Shegaon, a most popular pilgrimage destination of Vidarbha in Buldhana district has closed down from Monday. The temple will not receive any visitors till next orders.
Gadchiroli: The district reported 5 new cases and 7 recoveries on Monday. This took the total case count to 9,473 and recoveries to 9,298. With 105 deaths reported till date, the district has 70 patients under treatment.
Gondia: With 16 new cases and only 1 recovery, Gondia district\u2019s total Covid-19 caseload reached 14,355 on Monday. With 14,094 of them recovered and 185 deaths reported till date, the district now has 76 patients under treatment.
Bhandara: The district reported 22 new cases and 10 recoveries. No death was reported for the fourth day in a row on Monday. Now, 179 patients are under treatment. <\/div>\n


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