U.T. toll crosses 1,000
The Hindu
Test positivity rate 22.62%
In a new single-day high for COVID-19 mortalities, Puducherry recorded 30 deaths even as the toll crossed the 1,000-mark on Tuesday. As many as 2,049 cases were confirmed from 9,058 tests. The fatalities included a 14-year-old girl with diabetes mellitus. Puducherry recorded 21 deaths, Karaikal six and Yanam three, taking the cumulative toll in the Union Territory to 1,018. With this, the region-wise toll was 828 in Puducherry, 108 in Karaikal, 64 in Yanam and 18 in Mahe. Puducherry recorded 1,590 new cases, Karaikal 285, Yanam 125 and Mahe 49. The test positivity rate was 22.62%, the case fatality rate 1.36% and the recovery rate 78.88%.
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