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Pune reports 978 fresh COVID cases on Friday
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In 24 hrs: 1,019 cases, 920 recoveries in dist
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371 more recoveries than fresh cases in dist
371 more recoveries than fresh cases in dist
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Aug 5, 2021, 04:11 IST
Pune saw 1,396 recoveries, 1,025 fresh cases and 11 deaths on Wednesday.
The number of COVID recoveries surpassed the number of fresh COVID cases in the district, with 1,396 COVID recoveries seen in the district on Wednesday. With this, the cumulative total of COVID recoveries in Pune district stands at 10,61,449. Also, 11 deaths amongst COVID patients were reported on Wednesday. The district death toll now stands at 18,359.
Apart from these, 1,025 fresh COVID cases were reported in the district on Wednesday. This has taken the cumulative total of COVID cases to 10,88,780 in Pune district. The number of active cases has decreased to 8,972. Out of these, 4,972 are in hospital isolation and 4,000 at home.
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Health officials say the virus may have been carried into Purandar by travelling traders after the first case in
Maharashtra was reported from there; Centre’s experts to visit Belsar today.
The source of infection for the Zika virus case in Belsar village of
Purandar taluka the first in the state is likely to be the traders that regularly come to the village from other districts, according to sources.
Meanwhile, a team of experts from the Central government is slated to visit Purandar taluka on Wednesday.
State health officials declared the finding of the Zika virus case on Saturday. A 50-year-old woman from the Purandar taluka was reportedly found infected with the Zika virus on Friday. She was diagnosed with a co-infection of the said virus and chikungunya. However, officials claimed she had no symptoms and that she has recovered from the infection.
Centre sends high-level team to Maharashtra to monitor situation after first Zika case registered
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that spreads mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, which bites during the day. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: Aug 3, 2021, 10:15 AM IST
After Maharashtra reported its first Zika virus case, in a precautionary move the Centre immediately rushed a high-level team to monitor the situation and support the state government in the management of Zika cases.
The three-member Central team including a public health expert from the office of the regional director in Pune, a gynaecologist from Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, and an entomologist from the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), ICMR, New Delhi will be looking into the matter.
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