PUNE: The active Covid-19 tally in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) has dropped 69%, from 32,771 to 10,298, over one month since October 9, following the decline in new cases and higher recoveries.
Data released by the district health office has stated that the highest fall had been recorded in the rural and cantonment areas (see box). In the Pune municipal limits, which have accounted for highest number of active patients in the region, the tally dropped below 5,000 on Monday. When it comes to the neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad municipal areas, the active count has dropped by to 1,447.
Health department officials said a significant drop was seen in the rural areas in PMR in October. “Besides, there has been a major drop in the infection hotspots in the region. In the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits, new cases are coming up in a sporadic manner. No major outbreak has been reported in the last one-month period,” a health official said.
As per the data released on November 9, about 92% of total 4,958 active patients in the PMC limits were in home quarantine and the remaining 8% were undergoing treatment in various hospitals. In the rural areas, 86% of total active cases were being treated at various hospitals, while in the PCMC limits, 48% were in home isolation and 52% patients in hospitals.
A PMC health official said a drop in active patients have led to better availability of all type of beds in the hospitals designated for Covid-19 patients.