Pune: Plan for care hubs in every ward

PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) plans to set up ward-wise Covid-19 care centres with the help of NGOs, corporators and citizens across its 32 wards. Civic chief Shravan Hardikar said the administration is chalking out plans with people’s representatives.
He added that food and other facilities can be provided by PCMC, while local doctors should come forward and participate. Additional commissioner Santosh Patil said that as the number of patients are increasing they will need more facilities to cater to patients and the centres will play a vital role.
Bhosari MLA Mahesh Landge said that 100 such centres at each ward would ease the pressure on the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) hospital. The centres will be set up in schools and colleges.
According to the live data collated by the PCMC, the number of Covid-19 positive cases reached 9,754 on Friday evening, while active cases stood at 3,696.