Puducherry Apr 24 PTI Puducherry which was maintaining a COVID-19 free record for some days reported three new cases on Sunday that took the overall caseload in the Union Territory to 165780 In a release Director of Health G Sriramulu said the department tested 318 samples during the last 24 hours and found three fresh cases The overall recoveries were 163815 in the Union Territory All the three patients are in home quarantine the official said The death toll remained 1962 The test positivity rate was 094 per cent and the recovery rate was 9881 per cent Sriramulu said the health department has examined a total of 2233010 samples till now and found 1877884 out of them to be negative The department has so far administered 1675166 doses which comprised 962850 first doses 693325 second doses and 18991 booster doses the Director said PTI COR KH HDA HDA

Puducherry Apr 23 PTI Puducherry continued its COVID-19 free streak with no fresh cases and zero fatalities being reported on Saturday also Although the union territory continued to remain COVID-19 free now it was however necessary that there should be strict adherence to safety protocols by the public Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said here No new cases were recorded in any of the four regions-Puducherry Karaikal Mahe and Yanam- during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM today Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release The department tested 132 samples in the last 24 hours and there was no fresh viral infection he said and added that there was also no active case reported Sriramulu said the department has so far tested 2232878 samples and has found 1877752 out of them to be negative The overall case load remained 165777 and the recoveries also stood at 163815 The toll was 1962 as there were no virus-related fatalities Sriramulu noted that the test positivity rate was zero while the deaths and recoveries remained 118 per cent and 9882 per cent respectively The health department has so far administered 1671966 doses which comprised 962461 first doses 690779 second and 18726 booster doses the director saidMeanwhile the Lieutenant Governor in a release said there should be no lowering of the guard and people should use masks in public places The territorial administration is taking all necessary steps to ensure that there was no intrusion of fourth wave of the viral infection anywhere in the union territory the Lt Governor said adding that parents should ensure that their children were vaccinated without fail The government was also mulling holding special camps to vaccinate people against the COVID-19 she saidAt present it was difficult for the health authorities to bring people under vaccination scheme and hence intensive campaigns would be held to generate awareness among the people about the viral infection reported in several parts of the country she added PTI COR KH ROH ROH

Puducherry April 20 PTI Puducherry continued to report zero daily cases of COVID-19 as no new infection was detected in the union territory on WednesdayThe number of active cases also dropped to one as two of the three patients in home quarantine for last few days recoveredThe overall case load remained 165777 and total recoveries were 163814The Department of Health examined 312 samples during last twenty- four hours and found no fresh caseDirector of Health G Sriramulu said in a release that the department has examined so far 2232187 samples and found 1877082 out of them to be negativeWith no fresh fatality during last twenty-four hours the toll remained 1962Sriramulu noted that the test positivity rate was zero while fatality and recovery rates were 118 percent and 9882 percent respectivelyThe Director said 1665970 doses were administered so far and they comprised 961317 first doses 686532 second and 18121 booster doses PTI COR ROH ROH

Puducherry Mar 29 PTI Puducherry did not report any new coronavirus case on Tuesday with the overall caseload remaining unchanged at 165774 This is the fifth consecutive day that no fresh case has been reported in the Union Territory Director of Health G Sriramulu in a release said the health department tested 339 samples in the last 24 hours and no new case of viral infection surfaced He said there are only two COVID patients in home quarantine There was no fresh recovery of patients and the overall recoveries stood at 163810 Sriramulu said no fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions of Puducherry Karaikal Mahe and Yanam and the death toll also stood unchanged at 1962 The test positivity rate was zero while fatality and recovery rates were 118 per cent and 9882 per cent respectively The department has tested 2227961 samples so far and has found 1872610 samples out of them to be negative Sriramulu said the department has administered 1634602 doses so far that comprised 947434 first doses 673161 second doses and 14007 booster doses PTI COR HDA HDA

Puducherry Mar 24 PTI Puducherry logged only a single case of COVID-19 on Thursday for the second consecutive day taking the overall tally to 165774 Director of Health G Sriramulu in a release said the health department has examined 303 samples in the last 24 hours and the solitary case surfaced from Puducherry region The other three regions of Karaikal Mahe and Yanam had no new case of infection Sriramulu said the department has examined 2226945 samples and has found 1871606 samples out of them to be negative No fresh fatality was reported from any of the regions today and the death toll remained unchanged at 1962 The test positivity rate was 033 per cent while the fatality and recovery rates were 118 per cent and 9881 per cent respectively There are 11 remaining active cases and all of them are staying in home quarantine the Director said adding that the number of overall recoveries stood at 163801 The department has administered 1622654 doses so far which comprised 940191 first doses 668879 second doses and 13584 booster doses the Director said PTI COR HDA HDA

Puducherry Mar 23 PTI Puducherry which registered nil COVID-19 cases in the last two days reported only one coronavirus case on Wednesday taking the overall tally to 165773 In a release Director of Health G Sriramulu said the solitary case was identified in Puducherry region The department has tested 441 samples in the last 24 hours Sriramulu said there are 10 active cases who are all recovering in home quarantine While two patients recovered the overall recoveries were 163801 He said there was no fresh fatality today and the toll remained unchanged at 1962 The test positivity rate TPR was 023 per cent while the fatality and recovery rates were 118 per cent and 9881 per cent respectively Sriramulu said the health department has administered 1619376 doses so far which comprised 937956 first doses 667939 second doses and 13481 booster doses PTI COR HDA HDA

Puducherry Mar 20 PTI Puducherry reported only one new COVID-19 case on Sunday taking the overall tally in the Union Territory to 165772 Director of Health G Sriramulu in a release said the solitary case was identified at the end of examining 249 samples While Mahe an enclave of the UT in Kerala registered the solitary case the other regions of Puducherry reported no new case the Director said No fresh death was reported from any of the four regions and the toll remained at 1962 One patient recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours and the overall recoveries went up to 163797 The UT had recorded five new cases on Saturday The health department has tested 2225722 samples in the UT so far and has found 1870404 out of them to be negative The test positivity rate was 040 per cent while the fatality and recovery rates were 118 per cent and 9881 per cent respectively the Director said The department has administered 1612765 doses till now comprising 934577 first doses 664904 second doses and 13284 booster doses Sriramulu said PTI COR HDA HDA

Puducherry Feb 28 PTI Puducherry witnessed a steep fall in number of daily cases of coronavirus with only nine people testing positive for the disease on Monday taking the aggregate to 165720All the new cases identified at the end of examination of 871 samples were confined to Puducherry region while the other three regions-Karaikal Mahe and Yanam-reported no fresh caseThe active cases were 118 with 12 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and the remaining 106 patients in home quarantineNo fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions in the last 24 hours and the toll remained 1962Director of Health G Sriramulu said the Health Department has examined so far 2215383 samples and has found 1860298 to be negativeThe test positivity rate was 103 percent while fatality and recovery rates were 118 percent and 9874 percent respectivelySriramulu said 33 patients recovered and were discharged during last twenty-four hours and the total recoveries stood at 163640 so farThe Health Department has administered 1590849 doses which comprised 931359 first doses 647112 second and 12378 booster doses PTI COR ROH ROH

Puducherry Feb 27 PTI Puducherry witnessed a further dip in new COVID-19 cases with only 10 new infections reported on Sunday taking the overall tally to 165711 In a press release Director of Health G Sriramulu said the fresh cases identified at the end of examination of 1302 samples were reported from Puducherry five Karaikal four and Mahe one Yanam an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh reported no fresh case the Director said The Director said the active cases in the Union Territory were 142 that comprised 13 patients in hospitals and 129 patients in home quarantine Sriramulu said 37 patients recovered from the infection and were discharged while the overall recoveries were 163607 No fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions and the death toll remained unchanged at 1962 Sriramulu said the health department has examined 2214081 samples so far and found 1859055 samples out of them to be negative The test positivity rate in the UT was 077 per cent while the fatality and recovery rates were 118 per cent and 9873 per cent respectively Sriramulu said the department has administered a total of 1590515 doses so far comprising 931303 first doses 646844 second doses and 12368 booster doses PTI COR HDA HDA

Puducherry Feb 23 PTI Puducherry witnessed a steep fall in number of daily COVID-19 cases during the last twenty-four hours ending 10 am on Wednesday with just 12 fresh infections being reportedThe overall caseload reached 165658Director of Health GSriramulu said in a release that Puducherry region reported 9 new cases and Karaikal three Mahe and Yanam regions did not register any fresh case of viral infection during last twenty-four hoursThe active cases stood at 261 with 19 patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and the remaining 242 patients in home quarantineSriramulu said 72 patients recovered and were discharged and the overall recoveries were 163437The Director said no fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions and the fatalities remained 1960The test positivity rate was 058 percent while the fatality and recovery rates were 118 percent and 9866 percent respectivelyThe Health Department has tested so far 2206813 samples and has found 1852019 to be negativeThe department had administered so far 1578903 doses which comprised 929663 first doses 637100 second and 12140 booster doses PTI COR ROH ROH