49 fresh cases of COVID-19 in U.T.
The Hindu
The tally rises to 1,22,331, test positivity rate is at 1.55%
No COVID-19 death was reported in the Union Territory as 49 new cases were detected on Monday. Puducherry accounted for 31 of the new cases, which were detected from 3,142 tests, followed by Karaikal (13) and Mahe (5). No cases were reported in Yanam on Monday. The test positivity rate was 1.55%, case fatality rate 1.48% and recovery rate 97.8%.More Related News
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