PUNE: The
Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Monday recorded three deaths due to Covid-19, its least since April 29 last year when equal number of fatalities were reported. Besides, the region added 270 new cases in the last 24 hours, its lowest since June 9 last year when 270 had tested positive for the infection.
Among the three fatalities, two patients died of Covid-19 in the PCMC limits, while one in the PMC areas. No deaths were reported in the rural and cantonment areas of PMR.
A report released by the district health officer, Bhagwan Pawar, stated that 335 patients were discharged in the region on Monday. Health officials attributed the drop in cases to the reduction in sample testing during weekends.
On Monday, total cases increased above 3.76 lakh in PMR, while total recoveries climbed above 3.62 lakh on Monday.
As many as 5,134 samples were tested in the region on Monday as against a daily average of 7,500. Of these, the PMC conducted 2,385 tests, followed by the rural parts (1,552) and the PCMC limits (1,197). The total sample testing in the region reached 20.60 lakh on Monday evening.
The tally of active patients reached 4,899 in the last 24 hours, reporting a slight drop from the Sunday’s load of 4,967. As many as 2,922 patients were in home isolation in the region till Monday evening and 1,977 admitted in various hospitals for further treatment, a report by DHO stated.
Though cases are on the decline, health officials cautioned people against becoming lax. “While going out, people should continue to wear masks and they should also abide by the social distancing norm. Now is not the time to become careless, else all the gains made in the previous months will go for a waste,” a health official said.