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The surge in Covid-19 cases in Pune district of Maharashtra since the last few weeks can be attributed to the use of rapid antigen detection tests, district officials said on Saturday.
Simultaneously, the case recovery rate has gone up to 65 per cent while the mortality rate has fallen to 2.65 per cent, stated a report released by the district health officer on July 17.
As per reports, Pune has emerged as a new urban Covid-19 hotspot like Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Pune city reached 34,040 after 1,705 people were detected with the infection on
