Panel report makes it 11 Covid-19 deaths in a day in Gadchiroli

NAGPUR: While Covid-19 fatalities and cases are reducing across Vidarbha, Gadchiroli received a shocker on Saturday when the death committee in the district hospital declared that 11 fatalities in the last 10 days were due to Covid-19.
The reconciliation increased Gadchiroli’s toll to 32 from 21 in a single day and Vidarbha’s fatalities on Saturday to 42.Overall toll of region reached 4,486 and case fatality rate remained constant at 2.7%.
Gadchiroli district administration released a statement on Saturday and claimed that there have been 11 deaths from various parts of the district. “The deaths happened between October 1 and 10. Most of the deceased had severe comorbid conditions. So, the death committee finalized their status on October 10. They were added into the Covid-19 death count now,” reads the statement.
Vidarbha’s overall caseload continued to reduce. On Saturday, only 1,362 new cases were reported. Nagpur district contributed highest 627 cases, including 418 from Nagpur city and 201 from Nagpur rural.
Apart from Nagpur, new cases in Vidarbha came from Chandrapur (126), Amravati (112), Gadchiroli (109), Bhandara (95), Wardha (74), Gondia (63), Buldhana (56), Yavatmal (37), Akola (32), and Washim (31).
Recoveries, as per the latest trend, were about double than total cases. Saturday’s 2,225 recoveries included 832 from Nagpur, Chandrapur (333), Yavatmal (296), Akola (190), Amravati (139), Gondia (99), Wardha (88), Gadchiroli (85), Buldhana (69), Bhandara (63), and Washim (31).
Now, out of the total 1,40,990 patients, 1,66,325 have recovered. Recovery rate of Vidarbha is 84.8%, which is nearing national average of 85.5%. Only 20,859 patients are under treatment in the region. Overall Covid-19 scenario is improving but fatalities are still a worry.