PCB’s recovery rate rises to 91% in two months

PUNE: The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients in Pune Cantonment has gone up to 91%, the highest in Pune district, from 76% over the last two months despite a spike in the progressive tally of cases.
The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) registered 378 cases till June 8, which increased to 951 till August 7.
The Cantonment had discharged 289 patients till June 8 and 866 patients were discharged till August 7. The number of deaths rose to 27 from 9 in the last two months.
The Pune Cantonment Board’s (PCB) chief executive officer Amit Kumar said, “We had recorded a surge in cases after the June 8 relaxations in the lockdown. Early detection of positive cases has helped us treat patients, when they had mild symptoms or were asymptomatic. We were able to treat them at our Covid care centres, where they remained under doctors’ observation for 10 days before getting discharged after testing negative for Covid-19. This has reflected in the improved recovery rate.”
The PCB had deployed surveillance teams across its jurisdictions ever since the pandemic broke out in Pune in March. “On many occasions, our staffers could trace over 10 to 15 close contacts of positive patients at an early stage and ensure their timely treatment,” said PCB’s resident medical officer VD Gaikwad.
However, Kumar expressed his concern over the opening of businesses and more relaxations. “We might record more positive cases in the days ahead. Our endeavour would be to carry out intensive testing to identify patients early,” he said.