Pune district in Maharashtra reported 9,955 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking its caseload to 6,85,970, a health official said. The death toll reached 11,103 as 114 patients succumbed to the infection, he said. "Of the 9,956 cases, 5,395 were from areas located within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits, where the case count has grown to 3,49,424," the official said. A total of 4,321 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day. With 2,086 new cases, the tally in Pimpri Chinchwad township grew to 1,75,405.
An umbrella organisation of traders in Pune on Monday said it will extend support to the Maharashtra government if it imposes a "full lockdown" in the state to curb the rising cases of coronavirus.
The civic administration in Pune city on Thursday said it is constantly working to increase the bed capacity for COVID-19 patients to ensure that there is no paucity.
India on Sunday recorded 93,249 new coronavirus infections, the highest single-day rise so far this year, which took the total Covid-19 cases to 12,485,509
The Pune district administration has launched an initiative to vaccinate approximately 30 lakh people against Covid-19 amid a sharp spike in infections over the past few days
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Bars, hotels, restaurants will remain closed for 7 days and only home delivery will be allowed.
All of the 469 ventilators are occupied and only two ICU beds without ventilator of the 360 are available in Pune Municipal Corporation area
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The COVID-19 tally in Pune district rose by 6,206 in the last 24 hours to reach 5,25,806, while the death toll increased by 45 and the recovery count by 3,268, an official said on Tuesday. The district has so far seen 9,918 deaths from the infection, he added. Of the new cases, 3,226 are in Pune civic limits, 1,837 in Pimpri Chinchwad and the rest in rural and cantonment areas, the official said. The caseload in Pune Municipal Corporation area is 2,64,885, while it is 1,37,850 in Pimpri Chinchwad and 1,23,071 in rural and cantonment areas, the official informed.
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Pune district on Monday reported 4,961 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally here to 5,19,600, an official said.
Punedistrict in Maharashtra has reported the highest number of 8,292 new coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 5,14,639, a health official said on Sunday.
Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Thane and Nashik are the most affected districts, accounting for a bulk of the cases
Around 500 shops were gutted in a massive fire at the famous Fashion Street market in Camp area of Pune, officials said on Saturday. The fire had broken out around 11 pm on Friday, they said, adding that nobody was injured in the incident. "Soon after the blaze erupted, local people alerted the fire brigade. Around16 fire engines and water tankers were rushed to the spot and launched the firefighting operation," a fire brigade official said. "The fire was brought under control by around 1 am. However, around 500 shops were gutted by that time. But no casualty was reported in the incident," he said. The cause of the fire is being investigated, the official said. The Fashion Street on Mahatma Gandhi Road in Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) area is a famous 'window shopping' destination that houses small outlets selling garments, shoes, goggles and other accessories.
Hotels and restaurants will be allowed to operate till 10 pm with a 50% capacity
Pune district in Maharashtra reported as many as 4,965 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, which pushed its cumulative tally to 4,53,532 so far, a health official said
Of the 2,112 new cases, 1,086 were reported from the Pune Municipal Corporation limits, while 635 were detected in Pimpri Chinchwad
Among the 49 cities ranked in the 'million-plus population' category, Delhi figures in the 13th spot and Srinagar at the bottom
In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Pune, the Pune district administration on Sunday extended the night curfew and shutdown of schools till March 14.