Summary:
Puducherry, Oct 25 (PTI) Puducherry witnessed a fall in the number of fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours reporting 30 infections as the overall tally went up to 1,27,765.
After recording 61 new cases on Sunday, the union territory added 30 in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM, Director of the Health Department G Sriramulu said in a release here.
The fresh infections were detected at the end of the examination of 2,618 samples, he said, adding the Puducherry region accounted for 18 cases followed by Karaikal (9) and Mahe (3).
The cumulative cases rose to 1,27,765.
The Yanam region, an enclave in Andhra Pradesh, did not report any fresh cases, he said.
Sriramulu said the number of active cases stood at 454 with 87 undergoing treatment in hospitals and the remaining 367 in home isolation.