Covid-19: 2,020 detections in Pune; nearly 7,000 discharged

PUNE: The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 per day continued to drop, with the Pune Metropolitan Region adding 2,020 cases on Monday.
The positivity rate stood at 8.9%, with 22,585 samples tested across the region. Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad added fewer than 500 patients each — 494 and 423, respectively — while the rest of the region accounted for 1,103 cases.
On Sunday, the region’s positivity rate stood at 12.4%. PMC tested 7,582 samples (6.5% positivity rate), while PCMC tested 7,112 (around 6%). The rural parts, municipal council areas and cantonments collectively tested 7,889 samples (14% positivity rate).
As per a daily report issued by district health officer Bhagwan Pawar, 6,647 patients were discharged across the region on Monday — 4,284 in rural areas, 1,410 in Pune and 626 in Pimpri Chinchwad.
The region’s total positive caseload increased to 9.97 lakh while recoveries surged to 9.39 lakh.
Meanwhile, 79 more deaths were reported in the region on Monday which pushed total death tally to 16,221. PMC recorded 36 deaths, while 24 patients died on PCMC limits. The rural parts, cantonments and municipal council areas together accounted for 19 mortalities.
The region’s tally of active cases too dropped to 41,746 on Monday evening. About 17,709 patients were being treated at various hospitals .