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Out of the total COVID-19 positive patients in Nagpur, over 13% are children

May 21, 2020, 11:20 PM

Sharvari Vaidya | Nagpur

Corona affects over 13% children in Nagpur

Coronas grip in Nagpur has been getting thicker day-by-day; number of children getting affected by the virus have been increasing manifold. On Wednesday, a five-month-old baby boy from Gaddigodam area and a nine-year-old girl from Kondhali tested positive for the virus. Over 50 positive patients in the city come under the age of 15. Children accounted for 13.51% of the total positive corona patients in the city. When the information was provided, the total positive cases in the city were 374 as compared to 395 on Thursday. Contrary to the popular perception that children especially infants are not likely to be at risk of COVID-19 is a common misconception.

According to experts, one has to keep in mind that the virus, like elders, can infect children too. The average age of patients infected by the virus in the city is roughly between 31 to 50 years of age. While children have no visible symptoms and are at very low risk of being infected, they can still pass on infections to others. Thus it is necessary to look after young children more.

Out of the 50 Corona positive children detected in Nagpur, while 32 among them comprised boys, 18 were girls and more than two were infants. There are also more than eight children who fall in the age bracket of one to five years and 40 children from six to 15 years of age.

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1st COVID-19 case in Ramdaspeth crops up near Cabinet Minister Vijay Wadettiwars residence

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5 years ago

June 21, 2020

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

For the first time, a resident of Ramdaspeth tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The patient, who is said to be residing in an apartment near Cabinet Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwars residence (behind Tuli Imperial), is said to be a middle-aged woman.

The patient is reportedly connected to a resident from Mominpura. However, nothing concrete as of now can be said about the same. More details are awaited.

Also read: Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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5 years ago

June 21, 2020

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur COVID-19 tally as on June 20 rose to 1266 after 91 people tested positive for the virus in past 24 hours. Out of the total 91, while 69 patients belonged to Naik Talao/Bangladesh, 11 from Shantinagar, four from Lashkaribagh, three from Ganeshpeth, one from Uppalwadi, one from Ramdaspeth, one from Mehendibagh and one belonged to Mominpura.

Out of the total, 823 have been cured and over 333 are currently being treated upon.

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Nagpur man discovers 4-month-old foetus in gutter; cops suspect illegal abortion

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5 years ago

June 20, 2020

Nation Next Newsroom | Nagpur

In yet another shocking incident, a resident named Rahul Tumane discovered a 4-month-old foetus lying in an abandoned condition behind his house (near plot number 13, behind Kajal Bar and Restaurant area) in Pardi inside a gutter.

Police inspector Sunil Chavan told Nation Next that a four-month-old foetus, wrapped in a cloth, was found lying inside a gutter near a house on Thursday night in Pardi. Chavan also informed that the foetus was sent for an autopsy to Mayo Hospital and the reports are awaited. Police have suspected the possibility of abandonment after an illegal abortion.

A case has been registered under Section 318 (Concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complained filed by Tumane.

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