Pune: COVID-19 cases mount to 28,599 death toll reaches 869

Pune district reported highest jump in single-day with 1,288 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the case count to 28,599, a health official said here.

The death toll went up by 16 to 869, he added. A total of 420 patients were also discharged from the hospitals upon recovery during the day.

"Of the 1,288 fresh cases, 803 are from the areas located under the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) while 396 cases are from Pimpri Chinchwad," the official said.

The number of the cases under PMC now stands at 21,391 while those in Pimpri Chinchwad stands at 4,794.

The number of cases from rural areas, civil hospital and Pune Cantonment Board has increased to 2,411, the official added.