Pune coronavirus update: District records 1,083 new cases, 53 deaths

The total tally of Pune district in Maharashtra reached 10,13,804, while death toll now stands at 16,867

Pune district in Maharashtra

reported 1,083 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking its tally to 10,13,804, while 53 more fatalities pushed the toll to 16,867, a health department official said.

A total of 2,386 patients were discharged from hospitals in the district during the day, he said.

Of the 1,083 cases, 180 were reported from the limits of the Pune Municipal Corporation, where the COVID-19 count rose to 4,69,927, he said.

As many as 246 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from Pimpri-Chinchwad, taking the tally in the industrial town to 2,50,399, the official said.

The number of infections in rural and Pune Cantonment Board areas rose to 2,93,478, he said.

According to the official, 14,117 tests to detect coronavirus were conducted in the last 24 hours.