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August 17: Nagpur COVID-19 tally crosses 14,500 as 600 test positive
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally reached 14,613 on August 17 (till 5 pm) as 623 new cases were recorded in a single day. Also, 376 COVID-19 patients recovered on August 17 taking the number of recoveries to 6,915. The recovery rate for coronavirus in Nagpur now stands at 47.32%.
Till now, 512 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the city. Out of these 512 people, 449 were from Nagpur district, while 63 others belonged to other districts.
Here’s the complete update on COVID-19 in Nagpur as of August 17:
| Serial no. | Particulars | Rural | City | Total |
| 1 | Daily COVID-19 suspects | 47 | 191 | 238 |
| 2 | Total COVID-19 suspects | 13,308 | 16,355 | 29,663 |
| 3 | Positive cases today | 85 | 538 | 623 |
| 4 | Total positive cases | 3,903 | 10,710 | 14,613 |
| 5 | COVID-19 recoveries today | 119 | 257 | 376 |
| 6 | COVID-19 recoveries till now | 2,399 | 4,516 | 6,915 |
| 7 | Deaths today | 1 | 22 | 24 (1 out of Nagpur) |
| 8 | Total deaths | 82 | 367 | 512 (63 out of Nagpur) |
| 9 | Active cases | 1,565 | 5,621 | 7,186 (Including home isolation – 2,714) |
| 10 | Tests conducted today | 546 | 2,016 | 2,562 |
| 11 | Total tests conducted | 47,986 | 71,357 | 1,19,343 |
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A 49-year-old man in Nagpur died while playing badminton in Pachpaoli area on Monday morning at around 6:45 am. The deceased, identified as Gunnu Dharma Lohara, was a resident of Yadav Nagar who was playing badminton with his friend.
He was rushed to Central Railway Hospital in an unconscious state and was declared dead by the doctors there.
The beautification work of Nagpur ahead of the G20 Summit in the city on March 20 and 21 has been afoot. Take a closer look at the same above…
G20 Summit is the premier forum for international economic cooperation that plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues. India holds the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023.
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Ahead of G20 meet in Nagpur, Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashwati Dorje, on Wednesday, said the city has been declared ‘No Drone Zone’ on March 20, 21. The development came in as a security measure for the large number of foreign delegates that will be in the city for the summit.
Any aerial objects including use of parachutes have also been banned.
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49-yr-old man dies while playing badminton in Nagpur
Glimpse of beautification work ahead of G20 Summit in Nagpur…
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