Year 2022 sees dip in new cases, deaths due to coronavirus
   Date :15-May-2022

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Staff Reporter
Year 2022 has witnessed drastic fall in new cases and deaths due to COVID-19 as compared to the new cases and deaths in the year 2021.
‘The Hitavada’ conducted a comparative study between new cases and deaths due to COVID-19 registered from January to April 2021 and corresponding period in 2022.
The new cases and COVID-19 deaths kept rising from January to April 2021. These reduced steadily in 2022 till April end. The year 2021 was worst for all as far as the novel coronavirus pandemic was concerned. The second wave had begun in mid-March and continued till August, 2021. People were running hither and tither for getting beds at hospitals for their kith and kins. Many lost their close relatives to the pandemic. The economy, too, dwindled as business and trade came to a standstill. Malls, hotels, gyms, grocery shops and other establishments were closed to contain further spread of the virus. The situation has totally changed for good in the year 2022. If one takes a look at the chart given here one would notice that number of positive cases and deaths increased from January to April 2021, except some fluctuation in February.
In January 2021, the new cases registered were 10,107. In February those rose to 15,454. In March there was a big jump in cases as Nagpur district witnessed 77,355 cases. In April 2021, the number swelled and cases escalated to 1,81,598. April 2021 witnessed torrent of cases as everyday on an average, 7,000 people tested positive for coronavirus.
 
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Like positive cases, number of deaths too increased from 135 in January 2021 to 1,989 in April 2021. In February, there was marginal fall as compared to number of people who died in January. In February, 111 people succumbed to coronavirus. In March last year 535 people died of COVID 19.
Thankfully, in 2022, the district witnessed drastic fall and gave a big respite to people. If January 2021 and 2022 are compared, district witnessed more cases in 2022.
As in 2021 January new cases were 10,127, the number was 67,514 in the same month in 2022.
Number of deaths registered due to COVID 19 in 2021 January were 135 while 127 people became victims to coronavirus in 2022. Similar is the case in February too but number has gone down as compared to January 2022. With 15,931 people came positive in district in February 2022, the death tally too gone down to 82.
March and April 2022 witnessed drastic fall in cases in deaths. In March only 249 new cases were registered with 2 persons succumbed to COVID 19. In April 22, only 33 persons tested positive for coronavirus while nobody died. New cases were 10,127, the number increased to 67,514 in the same month in 2022. Number of deaths registered due to COVID 19. In January 2021, there were 135 cases, while 127 people became victims of coronavirus in 2022. Similar is the case in February too, but number has gone down as compared to January 2022. With 15,931 people becoming positive in district in February 2022, the death tally too fell to 82.
March and April 2022 witnessed drastic fall in cases in deaths. In March, only 249 new cases were registered, while 2 persons succumbed to COVID 19. In April 2022, only 33 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while nobody died.