47 new coronavirus cases in Pune, total 612
Apr 18, 2020, 23:08 IST
Pune, Apr 18 () Forty-seven new cases ofcoronavirus were reported in Pune on Saturday, taking thenumber of COVID-19 patients in the district to 612, a healthofficial said.
Three deaths due to coronavirus were also reportedduring the day, said an official of the Pune MunicipalCorporation.
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"A 62-year-old man had died in KEM hospital on April16 due to acute respiratory failure. His samples testedpositive on Friday. Another 58-year-old man died in PoonaHospital on April 17 due to viral pneumonia. His report wasalso positive," the official said.
The third victim was a 75-year-old man who died atthe state-run Sassoon Hospital here on Friday. He hadrespiratory tract infection.
With these three deaths, the total death toll ofCOVID-19 patients in the district has now reached 51.
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