Nagpur: Along with highest-ever positive cases, April now has more deaths than in any other month in last 13 months of Covid-19 pandemic with nine days still to go. Steep rise in positive cases has continued with the district registering highest-ever 7,229 cases on Wednesday.
In all, 98 patients died in the district on Wednesday. This was second highest tally in a day after 113 recorded on April 19.
The district is witnessing new highs in fatalities every day during the last week. This has taken total number of deaths in April to 1,477 so far. Previous, highest fatalities in a month was 1,465 were in September last year which was peak of first wave. The district is witnessing second wave since third week of February. Cases and deaths are surging since beginning of March.