In Pondy, every third sample is positive

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

11.01.2022

Puducherry: One in three swab samples tested in Puducherry returned a positive for Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours. Of the 1,570 samples tested, 489 samples were positive, registering a positivity rate of 31. 2%.

The number of samples tested daily has gone down by half on Monday. Healthcare authorities tested more than 3,000 samples a day for the last four days. The number of active cases stood at 1,722 on Monday after17 patients recovered.

Puducherry headquarters reported the maximum freshcases (438) followed by Karaikal (49), with Mahe and Yanam reprting one case each. Puducherry headquarters has the maximum active cases(1,385) followed by Karaikal (274), Mahe (59) and Yanam (4).

The territory did not report a Covid-19 death and the net toll remained at 1,882. The territory has so far reported 1. 31 lakh cases, of which 1. 27 lakh people have recovered, registering a recovery rate of 97. 3%.

Healthcare authorities have so far tested 20. 73 lakh samples,of which17. 61lakh samples returned negative. They have administered 14. 65 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the beneficiaries. The first dose has been given to 8. 85 lakh people, while 5. 8lakh people have received both the doses. On Monday, healthcareauthorities administered the first dose to 979 people and the second dose to 858 people.