Puducherry Feb 26 PTI Puducherry reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday raising the overall tally in the Union Territory to 165701 In a press release Director of Health G Sriramulu said the fresh cases identified at the end of examination of 1518 samples were registered in Puducherry and Karaikal five cases each and Yanam one Mahe an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala reported no fresh case of the viral infection he said The Director said the active cases had come down to 169 which comprised 14 patients in hospitals and 155 in home quarantine Sriramulu said 42 patients recovered from the disease and were discharged while the overall recoveries in the UT were 163570 Two more persons both hailing from Puducherry succumbed to the viral infection raising the overall death toll to 1962 Sriramulu said the health department has examined 2212563 samples and has found 1857586 samples out of them to be negative The test positivity rate was 072 per cent while the fatality and recovery rates were 118 per cent and 9871 per cent respectively Sriramulu said the department has administered 1588474 doses which comprised 931039 first doses 645117 second doses and 12318 booster doses till now PTI COR HDA HDA