Pune Metropolitan Region records 1,101 Covid cases and 1,027 recoveries

PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) recorded 1,101 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, following large-scale testing initiated in some of the hotspot villages in the rural parts of Pune. Besides, a total of 1,027 recoveries were recorded in the region in the last 24 hours, while 12 more patients succumbed to the infection.

Of the 1,101 infections, the rural parts of Pune recorded a maximum of 695 cases. A total of 19,560 people were screened for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours as against 16,185 tests carried out the previous day.
With this, more than 10.87 lakh Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the region so far, while the total number of recoveries standing above 10.60 lakh. The total death count has gone up to 18,348 in PMR, showed the daily Covid-19 report released by the district administration.
The number of active cases in the region stood at 10,181 on Tuesday, including 6,614 patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals and the remaining 3,567 undergoing care within the confines of their homes.
As per the PMC data, the municipal areas had 351 patients who were taking treatment on oxygen beds. The daily report of the PMC stated that the number of critical patients admitted in hospitals across the civic areas was 216.
The patients who lost their lives due to Covid infections also had co-morbidities like high blood pressure, diabetes, renal diseases, heart problems, and lungs issues.