ALARMING SIGNS
Nagpur Covid cases cross 20,000 in14 days of March
Anjaya.Anparthi@timesgroup.com
Nagpur:15.03.2021
The number of Covid-19 positive cases in March second week was the highest in the yearlong pandemic in the district. The number of cases crossed 20,000 in the district in 14 days of March, indicating the second wave is more contagious than the first.
As per the district civil surgeon, the district registered12,773 positive cases of novel coronavirus between March 7 and14. Daily average of cases comes to1,825.
The district had registered the first peak of the pandemic in last two weeks of August and four weeks of September last year. The cases in each of these six weeks were less than those registered in second week of March 2021.
The district had recorded 2,261 cases on March 13 and 2,252 cases on March14. This is the first time in the pandemic that the district saw over 2,000 cases for two consecutive days. Cases had been above 2,000 on four days in September but not on consecutive days. March 14 was the sixth time the district recorded over 2,000 cases in a day.
Total number of cases in 14 days of March stand at 20,714. The number is higher than monthly totals over last one year, excluding August (24,163) and September (48,457). The cases in March will be the highest ever if the same trend continues till the end of the month.
However, test positivity rate in second week of March is less than the four weeks of September due to higher number of tests conducted in March. Fatalities too are low in last seven days as compared to all weeks of September.
The state’s public health department said active cases as on Sunday were 16,964, which was the second highest in country after Pune.
Municipal commissioner Radhakrishnan B told TOI the number of tests will be increased further in coming days. “Early detection and treatment is necessary to control deaths. Contact tracing is being done continuously to contain the spread of the disease,” he said.
Full report on www.toi.in
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