
Active cases fall below 5,500-mark
The Hindu
With 402 new cases and seven deaths, U.T. registers a test positivity rate of 4.61%
The active cases in the Union Territory fell below the 5,500-mark as 402 new cases were detected from 8,724 tests against 809 patient recoveries while seven deaths took the cumulative toll to 1,684. Puducherry and Karaikal recorded three deaths each and Mahe one. The patients, including three women, were in the 62 to 75 years age range and only one of them had no history of morbidity. The region-wise cumulative toll stood at 1,347 in Puducherry, followed by Karaikal (205), Yanam (100) and Mahe (32).
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