47 more succumb to Covid-19 in Pune, tally nears 67,000

PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Saturday added 2,891 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 66,965. Besides, 47 more patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing the region’s toll up to 1,672.

Of the fresh cases, 1,479 were recorded in Pune municipal limits, 1,041 in Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits and 371 in the rural and Cantonment areas together. The number of patients has now increased above 43,000 in PMC limits and 15,000 in PCMC limits. The total tally for rural and Cantonment areas stands at 7,876.
In PMC limits, 693 patients were discharged on Saturday after they were declared cured. With this, the number of patients discharged in the municipal areas has increased to 27,348. “The number of critical patients surged to 673 by Saturday evening. The active cases also increased to 18,494 in the last 24 hours,” a civic official said.
The PMC conducted 6,090 tests on Saturday, including rapid antigen tests.
Among the deceased, the youngest patient to succumb to the infection in the last 24 hours was a 36-year-old man from the Market Yard area, while the eldest was an 86-year-old man from Mangalwar Peth. The other deceased included a 75-year-old woman from Phursungi, a 76-year-old woman from the Mhatre bridge area, a 53-year-old man from Sinhagad Road, a 49-year-old woman from Hadapsar, a 67-year-old woman from Kharadi, a 44-year-old woman from Ambegaon Budruk, a 71-year-old man from Kothrud, a 64-year-old man from Wadgaon Budruk, an 80-year-old man from the Navi Peth area, a 78-year-old woman from Koregaon Park and a 60-year-old man from Vadgaonsheri.
The patients who died at the Sassoon General Hospital and other government-run hospitals included a 58-year-old man from Phursungi, an 85-year-old man from Kasba Peth, a 48-year-old woman from Aundh Road, a 55-year-old man from Kothrud, a 75-year-old man from Dhankawdi, a 60-year-old man from Katraj, a 62-year-old woman from Khadki, a 63-year-old man from Khadki and a 75-year-old man from Guruwar Peth.
In this month so far, as many as 44,536 people have tested positive in PMR, while 909 people have succumbed to the contagion at various hospitals in the region. As for the discharged, a total of 27,566 people have been cured in PMR this month so far.
Health officials have urged people to wear masks while venturing out and also maintain social distance. “As lockdown is lifted and normalcy returns to civic areas, people need to be extra cautious and abide by the social distancing norms to keep the contagion at bay,” a civic official said.