Summary:
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 1,65,780.
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 1,63,815 in the Union Territory.
All the three patients are in home quarantine, the official said.
The death toll remained 1,962.
The test positivity rate was 0.94 per cent and the recovery rate was 98.81 per cent.