Wardha Reports First Covid Death This Year
Nagpur: Wardha district reported its first Covid-19 death of the year after a 47-year-old man succumbed during treatment. According to sources, the patient was also suffering from liver cirrhosis.
According to officials, his Covid-19 test report, received on June 13, confirmed the infection posthumously.
With this, Wardha joins the list of Vidarbha districts that have reported Covid-19 deaths this year. Nagpur has already recorded three deaths, while Chandrapur has reported two so far in 2025.
According to the state health department, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) recorded one fresh case on Sunday.
Maharashtra recorded 40 new Covid-19 cases on June 15. The highest number of cases were reported from Mumbai (22), followed by Pune Municipal Corporation (10), Pune district (2), Pimpri-Chinchwad (2), Chandrapur (2) and Wardha (1).
The state's active Covid-19 caseload now stands at 540. Of these, Nagpur has 7 active patients, all reported to have mild symptoms.
Health officials reiterated that routine testing and surveillance of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) patients is ongoing across the state. All positive Covid-19 samples are being sent for Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) to monitor for any emerging variants.
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