Five more die due to COVID-19 in U.T.
The Hindu
Toll stands at 713; 565 fresh infections reported
The Union Territory on Monday recorded its highest single-day death count during the second wave of COVID-19, with five deaths taking the toll to 713, even as 565 new cases were reported. All the deaths were reported from Puducherry. The region-wise toll stands at 572 in Puducherry, 84 in Karaikal, 45 in Yanam and 12 in Mahe. While Puducherry reported 455 new cases, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam reported 53, 31 and 26 cases respectively. The test positivity rate was 15.85%, the case fatality rate 1.48% and the recovery rate 88.82%. With 336 patients recovering from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the number of active cases in Puducherry stood at 4,692. Of these, 343 patients were in hospitals and 3,849 in home isolation.
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