
U.T. logs 21 fresh COVID-19 infections
The Hindu
No death was reported, active cases stood at 146
No death due to COVID-19 was reported in the Union Territory even as 21 fresh cases were detected from 2,617 tests on Wednesday.
Puducherry recorded 18 of the fresh cases, followed by three in Mahe. Karaikal and Yanam did not report any new case in the last 24 hours.
With five patients recovering from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the active cases stood at 146. Of this, 31 were in hospital and 115 in home isolation.

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