Coronavirus in Pune: With 1,177 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, PMC's tally rises to 71,503; death toll at 1,683

Coronavirus in Pune: With 1,177 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, PMC's tally rises to 71,503; death toll at 1,683

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, August 15, 2020, 07:49 AM IST
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Coronavirus in Pune: With 1,177 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, PMC's tally rises to 71,503; death toll at 1,683 | BL Soni (File Photo)

As per the update by Pune Municipal Corporation Mayor Murlidhar Mohol, the COVID-19 case count in Pune rose by 1,177 in the last 24 hours to 71,503 on Friday.

With 27 people succumbing to the infection, the death toll went up to 1,683, he said.

A total of 1,142 patients were discharged taking the number of active cases to 14,720 during the day, he said.

As per the update, 55,100 people have recovered/discharged from the disease as of now.

With 5,673 tests conducted on Friday, a total number of tests conducted reached to 3,48,262, Mohol said.

Meanwhile, With a single-day rise of 12,608 cases, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,72,734 on Friday, the state health department said.

The death of 364 patients during the day pushed the fatality count to 19,427, it said in a statement.

As many as 10,484 patients were discharged on Friday following their recovery, the department added.

With this, a total of 4,01,442 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the state till now.

There are 1,51,555 active cases in Maharashtra at present, it said, adding that 30,45,085 people have been tested so far.

(With inputs from PTI)

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