U.T. records 73 fresh COVID-19 cases, 1 death
The Hindu
Puducherry logs 48 infections
The Union Territory recorded one COVID-19 death and 73 fresh cases on Wednesday.
Puducherry reported the sole fatality, taking the toll to 1,844. The toll by region is Puducherry 1,444, Karaikal 248, Yanam 107 and Mahe 45.
Puducherry logged 48 fresh cases, which were detected from 4,733 tests, followed by Karaikal (15) and Mahe (10). No new case was reported in Yanam.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.