PUNE: The total number of progressive Covid-19 cases in the Pune Metropolitan Region reached 3,28,089 with an addition of 523 positive patients on Sunday.
There were also 11 deaths in the district, which took the toll to 8,079.
The number of discharges on Sunday was slightly higher than the addition of new cases at 582.
Areas under the Pune Municipal Corporation limits areas had 217 new cases. The PCMC limits added another 123 to the PMR total and Pune rural, meanwhile, recorded 119 new patients.
Other areas within region councils and the cantonments had 47 and 17 new cases respectively.
With 259 discharges, the PMC on Sunday had the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries within its limits. Rural areas followed with 101 recoveries while officials from the PCMC recorded 101 patient discharges.
As on November 8, there were 4,726 Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and another 6,138 in home isolation.
Data from the PMC showed that 1,152 patients were on oxygen support. The daily Covid-19 report by the civic body said the number of critical patients in hospitals was 396 — 260 were on ventilator support.
And out of the 11 reported deaths in the PMR, the PMC recorded seven, the rural administration one and the cantonments, two. There were no Covid deaths recorded within PCMC limits on Sunday.
Civic officials said most the deceased Covid patients had underlying health conditions triggered by high sugar levels and high blood pressure.