Covid-19 in Pune: 581 people recover; single-digit fatalities

PUNE: Four people succumbed to Covid-19 in Pune Metropolitan Region on Sunday, taking the death toll to 8,954.
In the 24-hour period till 8pm on Sunday, 499 people tested positive, while 581 recovered from the infection, as per data released by the district health office.
With this, the progressive caseload for the region increased to 3,73,019, while the total number of recoveries stood at 3,58,908.
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, at 273, reported the highest number of fresh cases, followed by Pimpri Chinchwad with 123 new infections. The rural areas added 77 patients, while the cantonments and municipal councils recorded three and 23 cases, respectively.
PMC also accounted for the highest number of recoveries with 345 discharged patients, while Pimpri Chinchwad saw 151 people getting discharged. Three people died in PMC limits and one person breathed their last in the PCMC areas.
As of Sunday, there were 5,329 active cases in PMR — 3,515 patients were being treated in hospitals, while 1,814 people were under home isolation.
As per a daily report issued by PMC, 293 patients were being treated with oxygen support, while 204 were in a critical condition.