PUNE: Four people succumbed to Covid-19 in the Pune Metropolitan Region on Tuesday, its least since February 15 when two deaths were recorded. Besides, 879 people recovered, while 714 tested positive here in the last 24 hours.
Among the Tuesday casualties, two were recorded in the PMC limits, while one patient died in the Pimpri Chinchwad and rural parts each.
The urban pockets of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad added less than 200 cases each, while the rural parts reported 363 new infections. Over 500 patients were discharged in the rural pockets on Tuesday. With this, the tally of recoveries crossed 11.01 lakh, while the progressive number of infections climbed above 11.27 lakh.
A report released by district health officer Bhagwan Pawar stated that the tally of active patients in the region dropped further to 7,375 on Tuesday, including 3,744 patients in home isolation.
