With 41 new patients today, Coronavirus Positive cases rise to 325 in Pune district
Pune, April 13, 2020: As per the information available till 7 pm today, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases has reached 325 in Pune district. 32 of them have died while 39 have been cured till now.
According to district health officer (DHO) Dr Bhagwan Pawar, out of 325, a total of 273 patients are from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) areas, while 34 are from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) jurisdiction, 11 are from Pune rural (6 in Baramati, 2 in Haveli, 1 each from Junnar, Shirur and Mulshi), 6 are from Pune cantonment board (PCB) area, while 1 is from Khadki cantonment board (KCB) limit. The patient from Khadki is undergoing treatment at PCMC run YCM hospital in Pimpri. 12 people have been cured in PCMC and 27 from PMC have been cured.
22 more areas in Pune to be sealed
As the number of Coronavirus positive cases is rising day by day in Pune, PMC has declared a health emergency and sealed some parts of Kondhwa and all Peth areas from Mahrishinagar to RTO in the first phase. Now Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to seal 22 more areas in the second phase, where COVID19 patients have been found. PMC Municipal Corporation Shekhar Gaikwad issued an order today to seal the following areas :
1) Private Road Patrachawl, lanes 1 to 48 and Tadiwala Road ward 20
2) Whole Tadiwala road
3) Ghorpadi Village, Vikasnagar, Balajinagar, Srivastavnagar ward 2
4) Rajewadi, Padmaji Police Post, Old Motor Stand, Sant Kabir, AD Camp Chowk, Quarter Gate, Bhavani Peth ward 20
5) Vikasnagar, Wanowrie village
6) Lumbini Nagar, Tadiwala Road
7) Chintamaninagar Handewadi Road Ward Nos. 26 & 28
8) Ghorpadi Village, B.T. Kawade road
9) Whole Laxminagar, Ramnagar Jai Jawan Nagar, Yerwada Ward 8
10) Parvati Darshan areas
11) Samrat Hotel to Patkar Plot old Pune-Mumbai highway to Bhoslewadi, Labor Commissioner’s Office, Railway on the left and right side Narvir Tanajiwadi Chowk to Old Shivajinagar ST Stand, Patel Tiles, Vikram Tiles, Irani Vasti Survey No. 11 The area on the backside of Masjid to subway Narvir Tanajiwadi. Municipal School No. 47 on either side of the campus
12) Whole Patil Estate Premises Ward 14
13) Whole Bhoslewadi area and Wakdewadi area Ward 7
14) NIBM Road Kondhwa Ward 26
15) Whole Kondhwa Khurd area
16) Sainagar Kondhwa Ward 27
17) Whole Viman Nagar Ward 3
18) Wadgaon Sheri Ward 5
19) Dhanori Ward 1
20) Yerwada Ward 6
21) Whole Kondhwa Budruk area
22) Sayyednagar, Mohammedwadi, Hadapsar War 23, 24, 26
In these sealed areas barricades will be put up and people will not be allowed to move out for the next few days (deadline not declared). Police will be deployed to take action against people who violate this complete shutdown or lockdown rule. All these steps are being taken as per containment plan to deal with Coronavirus outbreak. People engaged in essential services will be allowed to move out or move in these areas. Essential commodities shops will remain open. All residents have to wear mask.
According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials, the areas sealed in first phase from April 7 are Mahrishinagar, Gultekdi, Sahakarnagar, Parvati, Dattawadi, Marketyard, Swargate, Guruwar Peth, Shukrawar Peth, Ganesh Peth, Bhavani Peth, Kasewadi, Ghorpade Peth, Mominpura, Nana Peth, Raviwar Peth, Rasta Peth, Somwar Peth, Mangalwar Peth, Kasba Peth, Shaniwar Peth, Sadashiv Peth, Narayan Peth, some parts of Camp to Regional Transport Office (RTO), and some parts of Kondhwa.
