Number of COVID-19 cases in Pune district of Maharashtra is 14,292, said official (Representation)
Pune:
The number of positive coronavirus cases in Pune district of Maharashtra has crossed the 14,000 mark after 542 people were found infected in the past 24 hours, a health official said today.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the district now stands at 14,292, the official said.
As the virus killed eight others in the district, the death toll in Pune reached 560, he said.
“Of the 542 cases, at least 359 have been reported in areas controlled by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), where the number has reached 11,554. However, 157 patients have also been discharged from hospitals,” added the official .
With the increase of 32 cases in the neighboring district of Pimpri Chinchwad, the number of COVID-19 has increased to 1,381 there, he said.
The number of positive cases in the rural areas of the district, in areas under the Pune Canton Council and the civilian hospital rose to 1,246, he said.
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