With 12 new Covid cases, Puducherry death toll nears 1,000-mark

PUDUCHERRY: The Covid-19 death toll is nearing the 1,000-mark in Puducherry. Twenty-three patients, including 12 women, died of the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 988 in the territory.
The territory reported 1,266 fresh cases even as 1,108 patients recovered taking the total number of active cases to 14,169. Of them, 12,091 patients are in home isolation and treatment.
Puducherry headquarters accounted for the maximum deaths on Monday with 17 followed by Karaikal (3), Mahe (2) and Yanam (1). Puducherry headquarters also accounted for the maximum fatalities (807), followed by Karaikal (102), Yanam (61) and Mahe (18). The fatality rate of the infection stood at 1.4%.
Puducherry headquarters reported the maximum fresh cases with 1,080 followed by Karaikal (92), Yanam (79) and Mahe (15). Puducherry headquarters has the maximum active cases with 11,280 followed by Karaikal (1,347), Yanam (1,230) and Mahe (312).
The territory has so far reported 72,975 cases of which 57,818 patients recovered registering a recovery rate of 79.2%. Healthcare authorities have so far sent 8.65 lakh swab samples of which 7.8 lakh samples returned negative. The positivity rate of the samples (5,826) tested on Monday stood at 21.7%.
The directorate of health and family welfare services on Sunday administered the Covid-19 vaccine to 14 healthcare workers, 30 frontline workers and 481 others.