PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region on Thursday recorded more number of Covid-19 infections (1,158) than recoveries (1,084), with new cases staying above patient discharges in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits.
As many as 304 new patients were added in the PMC areas as against recoveries of 196 patients. In the PCMC limits, 175 new positive cases were added as against 173 discharges. When it comes to the rural and cantonment areas, 715 patients were discharged while 679 new infections were added.
With this, the region’s tally of positive cases increased to 10.83 lakh on Thursday evening, while its recoveries reached 10.55 lakh.
A report released by district health officer Bhagwan Pawar stated that 23,842 samples were tested in the region on Thursday. The testing in the rural areas increased to 11,200 in the last 24 hours. As many as 7,775 tests were conducted in the PMC limits and 4,663 in the PCMC areas.
The tally of active patients reached 9,327 in PMR on Thursday evening. These included 4,205 patients in home isolation and 5,122 patients being treated at various hospitals.
The report further stated that 12 more patients succumbed to the infection in the region on Thursday. These included seven deaths from the PMC limits, three in the PCMC limits and two from the rural areas. The region’s death count increased to 18,287 on Thursday evening.
