Puducherry logs 41 fresh cases and one more fatality
The Hindu
35 more discharged; toll touches 1,873
The Union Territory on Wednesday recorded 41 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death due to the infection. The case tally reached 1,28,965.
With the death of a patient in Mahe, the toll in the Union Territory went up to 1,873. The region-wise toll is: Puducherry- 1,463; Karaikal- 251; Yanam- 108, and Mahe- 51.
Puducherry accounted for 25 of the fresh cases, followed by Mahe with 11, Karaikal with four and Yanam with one. As many as 2,354 tests were conducted in the Puducherry region.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.