10 more die of nCoV, 193 test positive in Pune

Pune: Ten more patients succumbed to Covid-19 complications in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR), while 193 people tested positive for the contagion on Tuesday, taking the case and casualty counts to 4,370 and 221, respectively, in the region.

Of the fresh cases, 154 were recorded in the Pune municipal areas, five in the Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits and 34 in the rural and cantonment areas.

Of the 10 deaths, eight were reported in the PMC limits, while two in the PCMC areas. Nine of the deceased were aged 50 and above and had co-morbidities. The deceased included a 65-year-old woman of Yerawada, a 64-year-old woman from the Parnakuti area, a 50-year-old woman from Mangalwar Peth, a 79-year-old man from Ganj Peth, a 67-year-old man from Hadapsar, a 70-year-old man from Kondhwa and a 72-year-old man from Saibabanagar. A 50-year-old woman died at Naidu hospital.

Two Covid-19 patients from Pimpri Chinchwad died on Tuesday, Pavan Salve, additional medical officer of health, PCMC, said.

Two areas in Bhosari and Wadmukhwadi were sealed on Tuesday night. The deceased included a 40-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man from Bhosari. A total of 84 patients are admitted in PCMC hospitals, while 132 patients have been discharged till now. Over 150 patients are in critical condition, of which 43 are on ventilator support, district health officials said.