1,746 fresh cases in Puducherry
The Hindu
Toll touches highest number of 19 on a single day
Puducherry recorded the highest single-day toll in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with 19 fatalities even as 1,746 new cases were confirmed from 8,220 tests on Friday. Puducherry reported 17 deaths and Yanam two to take the toll to 920 in the Union Territory. With this, the region-wise toll is Puducherry 754, Karaikal 96, Yanam 56 and Mahe 14.More Related News
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