PUNE/MUMBAI: Authorities have cleared 16,500 ex gratia claims for Covid victims till January 31 as against 27,000 applications received from the three administrative units — Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation limits and the rural belt — of the district.
As many as 19,475 deaths caused by Covid in Pune district have been registered on the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) portal. The approved claims were likely to increase by some percentage, as there could be some applications which were rejected for incorrect upload despite being genuine in nature.