1,417 new coronavirus cases detected in Pune, 29 deaths

Pune district reported a single-day highest spike of 1,417 new coronavirus patients since previous evening which took its case count to 37,414 on Saturday, a health official said.

death toll in district reached 1,036 with 29 patients succumbing to infection.

"Of 1,417 cases, 826 are from Pune Municipal Corporation limits, which w has 26,719 patients. However, 808 patients were also discharged from hospitals," official said.

417 new cases were reported in Pimpri Chinchwad where COVID-19 count w stands at 6,895.

Meanwhile, government on Saturday transferred Pune Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad and replaced him with Vikram Kumar who is currently CEO of Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority.