One COVID-19 death, 12 new cases in Puducherry
The Hindu
12 new cases detected from screening 2,729 persons
The Union Territory on Tuesday recorded one COVID-19 death and 12 new cases. A 69-year-old person succumbed to the virus while undergoing treatment at the Government General Hospital in Yanam. With the latest fatality, the death toll due to COVID-19 has touched 1,876 in the Union Territory.
The 12 new cases were detected from screening 2,729 persons. Of the total new cases recorded, 11 are from Puducherry and remaining one from Yanam, according to the data released by the Health Department.
The test positivity rate stood at 0.44%.
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