PUNE: The total number of active Covid-19 cases has reduced across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits.
In PMC areas, the number has gone below the 5,000-mark.
In the second week of April, it was at 55,000.
In PCMC limits, there are now 3,000 patients undergoing treatment, down from a peak of 25,000.
Data shows that since mid-April, there has been a 90% drop in active cases in PMC limits and an 88% fall in PCMC limits.
Also, both the civic bodies have been reporting less that 500 Covid cases for the last six consecutive days.
The recovery rate in the region is now 97%.
Health officials said there there has been no fresh surge of cases in the last two weeks, from anywhere in these two regions.
A PMC official said, “The drop in daily cases has also led to a reduction in the number of micro-containment zones in the city, to less than 30.
Seven civic wards have no micro-containment zones because of the shrinking numbers.
Three civic wards have added less than 100 cases in a week’s time.
The case doubling rate in the city has increased to 900 days.” Sanjeev Wavre, assistant health chief at PMC said, “Though the cases have been on the decline, the administration has kept a plan ready if surges do occur.
Over 9,000 beds at our Covid Care Centres can be made operational and cots at the jumbo facilities can be recommissioned as per requirement.” Meanwhile, data released by the district health office has revealed that daily caseload in rural areas of the district, which was on the rise, has been steadily declining.
A week ago, Pune rural had over 20,800 active patients.
The number reduced to 11,400 — a steep fall of 9,400 within a week.
“We have been implementing strict measures in rural areas, which includes tracing of people suspected to be infected and restrictions on movement and gathering.
Some areas have been identified as hotspots.
Monitoring has been stepped up in these locations,” a health official said.