COVID-19 cases in Pune district climb to 6 643 death toll 298

    Pune, May 27 (PTI) With the addition of 163 COVID-19
cases, the tally of such patients in Pune district of
Maharashtra reached 6,643 on Wednesday, a health official
said.
    With the death of nine more persons due to coronavirus
infection, the number of victims went up to 298 in the
district, the official said.
    Pune city accounted for 105 of the 163 new cases,
followed by Pimpri Chinchwad with 13 and Cantonment and rural
areas with 45, he added.
    "Pune city has 5,607 COVID-19 cases, Pimpri Chinchwad
436 and rural areas 600," he said.
    The district is one of the COVID-19 hotspots in the
country. PTI SPK
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