Daily Covid recoveries go up to 606 in Pune Metropolitan Region, 11 more dead

PUNE: Daily Covid-19 cases increased to 385 in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Tuesday, a day after sliding to its lowest level since June 9.

As many as 606 patients recovered in the region in the last 24 hours, taking its total discharges above 3.59 lakh. So far, over 3.73 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in PMR.
A report released by the district health officer, Bhagwan Pawar, stated that 335 patients were discharged in the PMC limits on Tuesday, followed by the PCMC limits (148) and the rural areas (123).As for cases, the PMC areas added 182 in the last 24 hours, followed by rural areas (122) and the PCMC limits (81).
The region recorded 11 deaths due to Covid-19 on Tuesday. These included five deaths from the PMC limits, two in the PCMC limits and four in the rural areas. The region’s death count has now reached 8,972.
The region on Tuesday conducted 5,654 tests, which pushed total sample testing count above 20.18 lakh, including 9.85 lakh tests from the PMC limits.