Nashik, Aug 5 (PTI) As many as 636 fresh cases of COVID-19 were detected in Maharashtra's Nashik district, taking the tally to 17,707 in the region on Wednesday, a health official said.

With the death of two COVID-19 patients in the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) limits, the toll has reached 547 in the district, the official said.

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The NMC has reported 311 deaths so far, while 86 people have died due to the infection in Malegaon and 130 fatalities were reported in other parts of the district, an official data stated.

Of 17,707 cases of coronavirus reported so far, 12,039 were from Nashik city, 4,084 from other parts of the district, 1,419 from Malegaon and 165 from outside the district, it was stated.

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At least 12,812 patients have recovered from the infection, of which 528 were discharged on Wednesday. PTI COR ARU ARU 08052043 NNNN time.

Fabio Quartararo took his second straight pole position, a week after the Frenchman won the Spanish Grand Prix held on the same track. Quartararo will be looking to increase his early lead in the standings on Sunday when he starts in front of Maverick Viñales.

Márquez injured his arm last Sunday when he crashed near the end of the Spanish GP, the first race since the coronavirus pandemic. He passed a physical on Tuesday and was declared fit to race despite undergoing surgery to fix a broken right humerus.

Tests showed there was no nerve damage caused by the fracture, allowing Márquez to give it a go this weekend. (AP)

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