COVID-19 count in Nashik touches 689, Malegaon leads with 547

The total number of coronavirus cases in Nashik has risen to 689, with eighteen more people testing positive for the virus while the reports of five people who died earlier also returned positive. The death toll has reached 33.

Nashik: Eighteen people were detected with the novel coronavirus infection in Nashik on Monday while the reports of five people who died earlier also returned positive, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in the district to 689, and the death toll to 33, health officials said.

Malegaon leads the count in the district with 547 cases while Nashik city accounts for 39 and 82 are from the talukas, they said.

"Among those who were detected with the infection today are a 5-year-old boy from Lasalgaon and a 10-day-old girl from Malegaon," said an official.

PTI