
Fresh cases drop below 200 in Union Territory
The Hindu
Only one death was recorded
The Union Territory reported one COVID-19 death and 144 new cases even as the test positivity rate dropped below 2% on Monday. The sole fatality was recorded in Puducherry, taking the cumulative toll to 1,745. The cumulative death count by region is Puducherry (1,393), Karaikal (217), Yanam (102) and Mahe (33). Puducherry accounted for 115 new cases, which were detected from 7,251 tests, followed by Karaikal (14), Mahe (14) and Yanam (one). The test positivity rate was 1.99%, the case fatality rate 1.49% and the recovery rate 96.38%.More Related News