Test positivity rate, mortality numbers on the decline in U.T.
The Hindu
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The test positivity rate and the daily mortality numbers have shown a declining trend in the past few days with the Union Territory recording 21 deaths and 1,223 new cases from 9,012 tests on Friday. After hitting a peak of 34 deaths on May 23, the fatalities on succeeding days were Monday (23), Tuesday (26), Wednesday (27), Thursday (20) and Friday (21). The test positivity rate, which was in the vicinity of 20% through the beginning of the month, has dropped to a lower range of 12-16%. The TPR was 16% (Sunday), 12% (Monday), 13% (Tuesday), 14% (Wednesday) and 12% (Thursday) and 13% (Friday).More Related News
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