COVID-19: 15 new cases detected in Nashik; tally reaches 758

Nashik, May 14 () As many as 15 persons testedpositive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Nashik district onThursday, taking the tally to 758 here, a district officialsaid.

Of the 758 cases, 593 were reported from Malegaon, 41from Nashik city and 94 from other parts of the district, theofficial said.

At least 30 patients from outside the district wereundergoing treatment Nashik, he added.

Swab reports of 15 persons came out positive forcoronavirus on Thursday, rising the count of active cases inthe district to 266, an official release from the districtadministration stated.

While the toll in the district stands at 33, as manyas 459 have recovered from the deadly infection.

Till date, 6,510 swab samples had been sent fortesting, of which 5,523 came out negative, 750 were positiveand reports of 237 reports were pending.

"We have almost reached the end of swab pendency. Over150 samples are tested every day at Dr Vasantrao Pawar MedicalCollege Hospital and Research Centre," district collectorSuraj Mandhare said. CORARU ARU