Seven more patients dead, 269 test positive in Pune

PUNE: The single-day coronavirus case tally came down to 269 in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Saturday after hitting a high of 358 the previous day. The 24-hour patient count, however, hit a high in PCMC limits, with 46 cases.
Besides, seven patients, all aged over 50 years, succumbed to the contagion at various hospitals in the PMR, taking the death tally to 264.
Following the fresh cases, the total patient count in PMR has risen to 5,436, including 4,673 cases from Pune municipal limits, which added 202 new cases on Saturday.
PMC health officials said about 92 patients were declared cured and were discharged in the last 24 hours. A total of 170 patients were still in critical condition, of which 42 were on ventilator support, they said, adding that 1,723 swabs were collected on Saturday.
A total of 1,892 patients are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the PMC limits, of which 1,224 are admitted in PMC-run Naidu hospital and at Covid centres. About 156 patients are admitted in Sassoon hospital and 512 in private hospitals.
Among the seven deaths, four were recorded at Sassoon hospital, one at Naidu hospital and two at private hospitals.
A senior PCMC official urged people to avoid unnecessary travel and must use mask. Apparently, 26 of the PCMC fresh cases are from Anandnagar slum, which was already sealed before PCMC decided to open up.