Covid-19: Pune metropolitan region recovery jumps 6% in a month to 86%

Sarang Dastane | TNN | Updated: Oct 9, 2020, 06:12 IST

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PUNE: Early case detection and timely treatment have propelled the Covid-19 recovery rate in Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) to 86%, an increase of 6% in just a month.

The recovery rate was around 80% in the first week of September and has been on the rise since then. As of Wednesday, more than 2.58 lakh patients had recovered in the region as against a total tally of 2.99 lakh.
Data released by the district health office revealed that around 1.02 lakh patients were added in PMR between September 7 and October 7. During the same period, more than 1.01 lakh patients were discharged after successful recovery. In fact, the region recorded more recoveries than new cases after mid-September, with 58,930 people testing positive and 66,087 recoveries.
Health officials said recoveries had gone up in both municipal as well as rural areas. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and rural areas have reported a significant rise in recoveries in the last one month, they said.
On Wednesday, the overall recovery rate in the PCMC limits reached almost 93%, which was highest in PMR. A month ago, the discharge rate in the PCMC areas was around 83%. In the case of the Pune Municipal Corporation limits, the recovery rate has increased from around 82% a month ago to around 88% on Wednesday. In the rural areas, there has been a rise of almost 10% in the recovery rate from 65% a month ago to 75% now.
“The early detection of patients, quick medical assistance and constant monitoring of heath played crucial role in ensuring better recoveries. The lower recovery rate in the rural areas was a worry but it has been improving since last month,” a health official said.
A PMC official said the administration had been appealing to the people not to ignore symptoms and get the tests done at the earliest. Many asymptomatic patients are opting for home isolation, which has helped reduce the burden on medical infrastructure. Only those with serious symptoms are being treated at the hospitals, the official added.