15 new COVID-19 cases reported in Puducherry

No COVID-19 death was recorded in the union territory even as 15 new cases were reported on Sunday.

Puducherry reported four new cases, which were detected by 2,049 tests, while Karaikal reported 7 cases and Mahe reported 4 cases. No new case was reported in Yanam.

With 37 patients recovering from COVID-19 on Sunday, the active cases stood at 208. While 47 patients were in hospitals, 161 were in home isolation.

The test positivity rate was 0.73%, the case fatality rate was 1.45% and the recovery rate was 98.39%.

The cumulative toll stood at 1,877 – Puducherry (1,465), Karaikal (251), Yanam (109) and Mahe (52).

The Union Territory has recorded a total of 1,29,217 cases and 1,27,132 recoveries. Of the estimated 20.11 lakh tests conducted so far, over 17.06 lakh came back negative.

A total of 6,155 people took the jobs on Sunday. The Union Territory has given a total of 13,06,706 doses so far.

With Cuddalore district reporting one COVID-19 death and five cases on Sunday, its tally touched 64,471.

In Villupuram district, five people tested positive, taking its tally to 46,054.

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