The Union Territory on Monday reported two COVID-19 deaths and 1,130 fresh cases out of 2,585 tests.
Both deaths were reported in Puducherry, taking the cumulative toll in the union territory to 1,908. Of the total deaths, Puducherry reported 1,490, Karaikal 255, Yanam 109 and Mahe 54.
Among the fresh infections, Puducherry had 906, Karaikal 167, Yanam 40 and Mahe 17. The test positivity rate was 43.71%, the case fatality rate was 1.24% and the recovery rate was 88.55%. With 1,172 patients recovering from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the number of active cases stood at 15,652, of which 185 were in hospitals and 15,467 in home isolation. The Union Territory has so far registered a total of 1,53,343 cases and 1,35,783 recoveries. Of the estimated 21.33 lakh tests conducted so far, over 17.96 lakh came back negative. Meanwhile, on Monday, 715 people took the vaccine for COVID-19. A total of 15,22,003 doses have been given so far.
other districts
Meanwhile, in Cuddalore district, 416 fresh cases and one death were reported on Monday, taking the district tally to 70,041.
The official toll was 882. Villupuram district recorded one death and 517 fresh infections, taking the total number of cases to 50,486. The total toll was 362.
Kallakurichi reported 225 cases, taking the total number of cases in the district to 34,225.
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