NAGPUR: Though cases and deaths continued the downward trend, district collectors across Vidarbha skipped the weekly Friday review and revision in the Covid-19 ‘break the chain’ relaxations.
This was the outcome of the new order issued by the state government considering the cases of Delta-plus variant found in some districts.
Following the directives of the state, all districts in Vidarbha are now taking cautious steps towards the unlock.
Akola was the first district to announce the comeback of the Level 3 restrictions in Vidarbha.
Now, all shops will be closed at 4pm daily, non-essential shops will remain closed on weekends, hotels restaurants will not be allowed to have consumers from 4pm onwards and on weekends, only take-away service will be allowed.
Marriage functions will be allowed in presence of 50 guests.
Other districts in Vidarbha, including Nagpur, are yet to release the revised restriction notifications.
Overall, the region reported 231 new cases in the day on Friday, while 360 patients recovered.
Total 28,153 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours — more than Thursday, but less than last week’s average of 30,000.
Now, out of 10,95,355 total cases reported till date, 10,72,266 patients have recovered in Vidarbha, taking the recovery rate close to 98%.
Vidarbha’s recovery rate is better than state and national average.
The number of under-treatment patients came down below 3,000 for the first time in second wave.
Only 2,920 patients are under treatment now, which is 0.26% of total cases reported.
This means, majority of oxygen beds are unoccupied in Vidarbha.
But, the O2 bed and test positivity parameters are no more applicable for offering relaxations after the recent order by state government.
Covid casualties, which were in single-digit for the past few days, increased on Friday to 10.
These included 2 deaths each from Akola, Amravati, Buldhana and Washim — all districts from Amravati division.
Bhandara and Gadchiroli from Nagpur division reported 1 death each.
Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha and Yavatmal reported no Covid fatality on Friday.
Yavatmal: For the ninth consecutive day, Yavatmal reported no Covid death on Friday and toll remained at 1,789.
Of 653 test reports received on Friday, nine came positive.
Of the 72,692 patients reported so far, 70,848 including 11 on Friday have recovered.
Currently, there are 58 patients under treatment.
The test positivity rate is 10.73% and case fatality rate is 2.46%.
The daily positivity rate is 1.38%.
Amravati: A spike of 38 cases, as many recoveries and two deaths took the district’s caseload to 95,811, recoveries to 93,665 and toll to 1,549, respectively, on Friday.
Now, 597 patients are under treatment.
Wardha: District registered 21 new cases from 1,281 reports and 22 recoveries on Friday, taking the caseload to 49,182 and total recoveries to 47,777.
The toll remained at 1,320 as no death was reported on Friday.
There are 85 active cases.
Chandrapur: There were zero fatalities, 13 new cases and 52 recoveries on Friday.
While toll remained stable at 1,524, there are 503 patients under treatment.
The caseload has climbed to 84,618 while recoveries have reached 82,591.
Washim: The district saw 29 new cases and equal number of recoveries on Friday.
Two Covid deaths were also reported.
Now the district has 41,344 total cases, 40,444 of them recovered, total 617 deaths and 282 patients under treatment.
Akola: Twenty new cases were reported out of 1,640 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
Also, 28 patients recovered, and 2 patients died during treatment.
Akola now has 57,529 total cases, 55,990 recoveries, 1,126 deaths and 413 patients under treatment.
Buldhana: The district received reports of 2,997 tests done in the last 24 hours and 43 of them were found positive.
On the other hand, 42 patients recovered and 2 died.
Now Buldhana has 86,484 total cases, 85,716 recoveries, 658 deaths and 110 patients under treatment.
Bhandara: In 540 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, 6 were found Covid positive.
Five patients also recovered in the day.
The district reported a death due to Covid-19 on Friday.
Now Bhandara’s Covid-19 toll is 1,126.
Total 79 patients are under treatment.
Gondia: The district continued its good show in restricting Covid-19 infection.
Total 5 patients tested positive out of 3,603 tests done in the last 24 hours.
Three patients recovered, and no death was reported.
Now Gondia has 40,358 recovered out of total 41,106 cases reported till date.
Only 49 patients are under treatment, which is lowest in Vidarbha.
Gadchiroli: Friday saw 19 new cases, 25 recoveries and a death in the district.
Now, 29,238 patients out of total 30,184 have recovered in the district.
The Covid toll has reached 740.
Gadchiroli now has 206 patients under treatment.
Covid numbers continue to dip, but Vidarbha district admins cautious
