PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Thursday added 969 new cases of Covid-19 as against 639 recoveries, pushing its active count to 9,983, which includes 5,099 patients in home isolation. Besides, 13 more patients succumbed to the infection in the region in the last 24 hours, taking its total fatalities to 18,714 do far.
The urban pockets of the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation areas, as well as rural parts, added more cases than recoveries in the last 24 hours.
A report released by the district health officer, Bhagwan Pawar, stated that the PMC and PCMC areas added 222 and 200 cases, respectively, on Thursday, while the rural parts recorded over 500 new patients. The region’s progressive tally of positive cases has now reached 11.17 lakh, while its recoveries stand above 10.88 lakh.
For the last three days, the region has reported more new cases than recoveries, a senior health official said.
The region continued to conduct nearly 30,000 tests even on Thursday. As many as 29,821 samples were checked in PMR in the last 24 hours, with the rural areas testing 13,500 samples, while the PMC and PCMC authorities conducting 9,484 and 6,699 tests, respectively.
Among the 13 deaths recorded in PMR on Thursday, eight patients succumbed to the infection in the rural parts, while four deaths were reported in the PMC limits and one death in the Pimpri Chinchwad area.
Health officials have urged the citizens to abide by the Covid norms during the festival season to avoid rise in cases. “People should wear masks and maintain social distance. Overcrowding in the markets and public places should be avoided,” a health official said.
