233 fresh COVID cases in Pune, two deaths

Pune | Wednesday | 6th January, 2021

Summary:

Pune reported 233 new COVID cases, taking its caseload to 1,79,966 on Tuesday.

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Pune reported 233 new COVID cases, taking its caseload to 1,79,966 on Tuesday.

According to an update by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Mayor Murlidhar Mohol, the death toll climbed to 4,654 with two new fatalities.

A total of 343 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of active cases to 2,725.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra`s COVID-19 tally increased to 19,50,171 on Tuesday after it recorded 3,160 fresh cases of the viral infection, while more than 2,800 patients were discharged from hospitals, said a state health department official.

The state reported 64 more deaths due to the infection, taking the fatality count to 49,759, he said.

Also, 2,828 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, pushing the tally of recovered people to 18,50,189, the official said.

With this, the state now has 49,067 active cases of coronavirus.

So far, 150 COVID-19 patients from other states have received treatment in Maharashtra and of these, 69 have died, he said.

Maharashtra`s COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases: 19,50,171, new cases 3,160, deaths 49,759, discharged 18,50,189, active cases 49,067, people tested so far 1,30,61,976.

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