PUNE: More than 11,000 samples were tested in Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Sunday, yielding 785 fresh Covid-19 cases. In the same 24-hour window, 597 people recovered from the contagion, as per the daily report issued by the district health officer.
Pune Mu)nicipal Corporation limits accounted for 330 of the new cases, while Pimpri Chinchwad (215), the rural areas (168), cantonments (14) and municipal councils (58) made up the rest.
The progressive caseload for PMR, which is the total number of cases reported so far, stood at just over 3.36 lakh at 8pm on Sunday, while nearly 3.18 lakh people have recovered from the infection since the first case was reported early in March.
Nine people succumbed to the virus on Sunday, pushing the regional death toll to 8,275. Five people died at hospitals across PMC limits, while one person breathed their last in the nagar panchayat areas combined. The rural areas reported three deaths, while Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits and cantonment areas reported zero casualties on Sunday.
Meanwhile, there were just over 10,000 active cases in PMR — 4,068 patients were being treated in various hospitals, while 6,046 people were under home isolation.
At 4,502, the PMC areas accounted for the largest share of home quarantine cases in the region, followed by Pimpri Chinchwad (1,077) at a distant second. Pune city also accounted for the highest number of discharges in the region after 245 people recovered on Sunday.