Pune, Jun 24 (PTI) Pune city in Maharashtra reported 501 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its COVID-19 count to 13,654, a health official said on Wednesday.

The city's death toll due to the virus reached 545 with 17 succumbing to the infection, he said.

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However, 155 patients were also discharged from the hospitals, the official said.

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