In Puducherry, the downward trend in Covid-19 infection continued with 16 new cases, the lowest in the recent months, being reported today.
According to the COVID 19 status report given by the health department, 9 new cases reported from Puducherry, each one case from Karaikal and Yanam regions, and 5 cases reported from the Mahe region. No case of death has been reported today.
Meanwhile, as many as 46 persons were discharged from hospitals.21 of them were from the Puducherry region,12 from Karaikal, 4 from Yanam, and 9 from the Mahe region.
Presently, 210 persons are being treated in hospitals and another 304 positive cases are under home isolation in all the four regions of the union territory.
And now the recovery rate stands at 96.95 percent and the fatality rate comes down to 1.65 percent.