PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Friday added more Covid-19 cases (1,144) as compared to recoveries (824) for the third consecutive day, with the rural parts leading with 739 patients in the last 24 hours.
A report released by district health officer Bhagwan Pawar showed that the tally of positive cases in the region has increased above 10.77 lakh while, its recoveries have reached 10.48 lakh.
The number of active cases in the region increased to 9,918 on Friday evening, including 4,627 patients in home isolation and 5,291 patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
As many as 22,695 samples were tested in the region for infection on Friday, taking the total above 60.53 lakh. Besides, 12 more patients died in the region on Friday, taking its death tally to 18,218.
