Summary:
Puducherry, Mar 9 (PTI) Puducherry registered eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday raising the overall tally in the Union Territory to 1,65,756.
In a press release, Director of Health G Sriramulu said the eight new cases identified out of 608 samples were reported from Karaikal (six) and Mahe (two).
Puducherry and Yanam regions reported no fresh case in the last 24 hours, the Director said.
The UT has 29 active coronavirus cases comprising three patients recovering in hospitals and the remaining 26 patients in home quarantine.
Sriramulu said five patients recovered from the infection and were discharged during the last 24 hours while the overall recoveries in the UT were 1,63,765.
He said no fresh fatality was reported from any of the four regions during the last 24 hours as the death toll remained unchanged at 1,962.