Puducherry reports 431 new COVID-19 cases, seven fatalities

Puducherry on Thursday registered 431 fresh COVID-19 cases taking overall tally to 15,581.

Seven people including four women succumbed to virus in last 24 hours ending 10 am on Thursday, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a press release.

Also, 311 patients were discharged during last 24 hours, he ded.

release said of total 15,581 COVID-19 cases in union territory, 5,042 were active, while 10,279 patients h recovered and were discharged. death toll stood at 260.

431 new cases were identified at end of examination of 1,476 samples, it said.

Of total 78,734 samples tested so far, as many as 61,653 samples turned out to be negative and result of examination of remaining samples was awaited, release said.

Puducherry h 389 of 431 new cases reported Thursday, followed by 33 in Karaikal, five in Yanam and four in Mahe.