Summary:
Puducherry, Apr 4 (PTI) With no fresh coronavirus cases being reported in the last 24 hours and nil active cases, the union territory of Puducherry remained Covid-19-free for a fifth straight day, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Monday.
Twelve samples were tested during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM on Monday and no fresh infections were detected, Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release here.
The number of active cases remained nil for a fifth straight day meaning the union territory remained coronavirus-free, he said.
The overall caseload remained at 1,65,774.
No fresh fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours and the death toll remained at 1,962, he added.
The Department has so far tested 22,29,514 samples and has found 18,74,451 out of them to be negative.