Puducherry reports a record 1,021 new infections, 13 deaths

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry hit a new high in terms of fresh infections with the UT reporting 1,021 new cases as of 10am on Tuesday. This is the second time that Puducherry has added more than 1,000 cases. The UT’s previous single-day high was reported on Sunday with 1,008 cases.
Officials said 690 patients recovered in the last 24 hours as of 10am on Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases to 7,828. Thirteen people died of the viral infection over the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 771.
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has 254 patients, Indira Gandhi medical college and research institute 315 and the Covid care centre 721.
Chief secretary Ashwani Kumar, who convened a meeting with representatives of private medical college and hospitals in the presence of health officials on Tuesday, directed each college to arrange 100 additional beds with oxygen supply and 10 additional beds with ventilators within the next two weeks. At present, each of the seven private medical college hospitals in the UT have arranged 100 beds with oxygen supply and 10 beds with ventilators to treat Covid-19 patients.
Puducherry town tops the new infections list with 781 cases and also has the lion’s share of active cases (6,289). Officials said 620 people from Puducherry town have died of Covid so far, followed by 90 in Karaikal, 48 in Yanam and 13 in Mahe. The UT’s fatality rate stood at 1.4%.
Puducherry has so far reported 55,047 cases, of which 46,448 patients recovered, registering a recovery rate of 84.4%.
The positivity rate of samples (6,502) tested on Monday stood at 15.7%.
The directorate of health and family welfare services on Monday administered the Covid-19 vaccine to 195 healthcare workers, 90 frontline workers and 784 others. So far, 1.87 lakh have gotten their shots.