Five deaths, 179 new patients reported in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD: A total of 179 new patients were reported from different parts of Aurangabad district on Tuesday, taking the number of active cases to 4,720.
As many as five deaths were also reported that took the number of casualties to 400. According to a district health official, out of the total 11,420 people reproted from across Aurangabad, 6,300 have been treated and discharged.
On Tuesday, 123 people reported psoitive from the limits of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) where the antigen testing was being conducted. As many as 46 new patients were reported from rural parts of the district, including 10 who were found at different entry points of the city.
Meanwhile, those who died at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) included a 38-year-old man from Civil Colony and a 65-year-old woman from Deogaon Rangari in Kannad taluka.
Others included, a 51-year-old woman from Nyannagar Garkheda, 70-year-old woman from Chetnanagar Harsul and an 83-year-old man from the Padegaon area of the city.