COVID-19 toll in Puducherry rises to 1,787 with one death in Karaikal
The Hindu
Union Territory records 126 new cases; over 6 lakh vaccinated till date
The Union Territory recorded one COVID-19 death, 126 new cases and 121 recoveries on Saturday, reporting more cases than recoveries after several weeks. Karaikal registered the fatality, taking the cumulative toll in Puducherry to 1,787. The toll by region is Puducherry (1,420), Karaikal (225), Yanam (104) and Mahe (38). Puducherry reported 98 of the new cases, which were detected from 6,054 tests, followed by Karaikal (18), Yanam (2) and Mahe (8). The test positivity rate was 2.08%, case fatality rate 1.49% and recovery rate 97.75%.More Related News
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