COVID-19: Pune district count 5,436, death toll touches 264

Pune on Saturday reported 269 Coronavirus positive cases, taking the district tally to 5,436. The death toll rises to 264 as seven people succumbed to the infection. Pune city has 4,673 COVID-19 cases, Pimpri Chinchwad 299 and rural areas 464.

Pune: Pune district's COVID-19 tally reached 5,436 on Saturday after 269 people tested positive for novel coronavirus, while the death toll touched 264 as seven people succumbed to the infection.

"Pune city accounted for 202 of the 269 new cases, followed by Pimpri Chinchwad with 46 and cantonment and rural areas with 21," an official said.

"Pune city has 4,673 COVID-19 cases, Pimpri Chinchwad 299 and rural areas 464," he said.

(PTI REPORT)