PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) added 2,709 cases on Saturday, taking the total caseload in the area to 87,474 so far. Besides, 54 more patients succumbed to the contagion in the region, pushing its toll up to 2,035.
Of the 54 deaths, 24 were recorded in the Pune municipal limits, while 16 in the Pimpri Chinchwad municipal areas. Among the fresh cases, the PMC areas added 1,506, while the PCMC limits recorded 849 patients. The rural and Cantonment parts added 354 cases in the last 24 hours.
When it comes to total tally, the PMC areas continue to be at the top in PMR with 55,761 cases, followed by PCMC with 22,782 cases. The PMC’s share of positive cases is around 63%, while the remaining region’s share is 37%. The the total discharge too is incidentally 63% as per the figures issued by district health officer Bhagwan Pawar.
In PMC limits, as many as 36,914 people have been discharged so far. Official from the municipal corporation told TOI as many as 1,791 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours after being declared cured, taking the cured count in the municipal limit to 36,914. Besides, 638 were at critical stage in PMC limits, of whom 389 were on ventilator support.
“The active cases in PMC are 18,847 and as many as 5,863 tests were conducted on Saturday, which also included the rapid antigen test,” the official added adding that 2.79 lakh tests had been conducted so far.
In PCMC limits, as many as 15,676 patients have been discharged so far.
The deceased included a 40-year-old man from Kothrud, a 73-year-old woman from Kondhwa, a 53-year-old from Aundh, a 70-year-old from Nana Peth and a 71-year-old from Shaniwar Peth.
Health officials have urged residents to avoid venturing out as far as possible.
Of the 54 deaths, 24 were recorded in the Pune municipal limits, while 16 in the Pimpri Chinchwad municipal areas. Among the fresh cases, the PMC areas added 1,506, while the PCMC limits recorded 849 patients. The rural and Cantonment parts added 354 cases in the last 24 hours.
When it comes to total tally, the PMC areas continue to be at the top in PMR with 55,761 cases, followed by PCMC with 22,782 cases. The PMC’s share of positive cases is around 63%, while the remaining region’s share is 37%. The the total discharge too is incidentally 63% as per the figures issued by district health officer Bhagwan Pawar.
In PMC limits, as many as 36,914 people have been discharged so far. Official from the municipal corporation told TOI as many as 1,791 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours after being declared cured, taking the cured count in the municipal limit to 36,914. Besides, 638 were at critical stage in PMC limits, of whom 389 were on ventilator support.
“The active cases in PMC are 18,847 and as many as 5,863 tests were conducted on Saturday, which also included the rapid antigen test,” the official added adding that 2.79 lakh tests had been conducted so far.
In PCMC limits, as many as 15,676 patients have been discharged so far.
The deceased included a 40-year-old man from Kothrud, a 73-year-old woman from Kondhwa, a 53-year-old from Aundh, a 70-year-old from Nana Peth and a 71-year-old from Shaniwar Peth.
Health officials have urged residents to avoid venturing out as far as possible.
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