Nagpur, Jun 13 (PTI) Nagpur in Maharashtra inched towards the 1000-mark as 33 new COVID-19 cases were detected on Saturday, an official said.

The COVID-19 count reached 966, though the number of active cases is 395 as 555 people have been discharged post recovery and 16 have lost their lives so far, he added.

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The total number of samples tested so far stood at 17,834.

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