PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Wednesday added 656 new cases of Covid-19 and as many recoveries, taking its total discharges and caseload above 11.13 lakh and 11.38 lakh, respectively.
The PMC areas added 189 new infections on Wednesday, while the Pimpri Chinchwad and rural parts recorded 113 and 348 new cases, respectively. Among the recoveries, the rural areas recorded highest (424), followed by the PMC limits (141) and the Pimpri Chinchwad area (78).
As many as 25,285 samples were tested in the region on Wednesday, with the day’s positivity rate dropping to 2.59% in PMR. More than 9,700 samples were checked in the rural parts in the last 24 hours, followed by the PMC limits (8,237) and the PCMC limits (7,295).
The number of active patients in the region reached 6,029 on Wednesday evening, including 3,695 patients in home isolation and 2,334 being treated at various hospitals. Six patients succumbed in the region on Wednesday. Two deaths were reported each in the PMC, PCMC and rural areas.
