501 new COVID-19 cases in Pune city, tally 13,654,

Pune, Jun 24 () Pune city in Maharashtra reported 501 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 13,654, a health official said on Wednesday.

The city's death toll due to the virus reached 545 with 17 succumbing to the infection, he said.

However, 155 patients were also discharged from the hospitals, the official said. CORR NP NP