PUNE STATUS
TOTAL CASES 6,89,274
FRESH CASES 5,437
TOTAL DEATHS 8,695
RECOVERED 5,67,602
ACTIVE CASES 54,351
MORTALITY RATE 1.7%
TOTAL TESTS 18,08,593
DAILY TESTS 21,922
TOTAL BEDS 9,805
BEDS OCCUPIED 8,895
63,729 NEW CASES IN MAHARASHTRA
A HCW takes swab sample from a passenger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai | PTI
THE cultural capital of Maharashtra has become the epicentre of Covid-19 in the state. Of the 6.20 lakh active cases in Maharashtra, 1.12 lakh are reported from Pune alone.
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