E zone has highest active cases, A has had most casualties

Pimpri Chinchwad: The ‘E’ zone of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) now has the highest number of active Covid-19 cases. The PCMC has a total of eight zones.

As of August 1, the health department said E zone has nearly 1,552 active cases. The localities of Bhosari, Dighi, Gavalinagar, and Charholi area fall within this zone.

The G zone comes second with 1,156 active cases followed by Zone A with 917 patients.

The E zone also has had the highest number of people testing positive with a total of 4,076 cases so far. Zone A comes a close second with 4,009 followed by G zone which has had 3,006 positives.

Zone A also has had the highest number of deaths so far with 72 casualties. This zone includes sensitive slum areas such as Anandnagar and Bhatnagar, which have recorded steady increase in positive cases over the last few weeks.