The Union Territory of Puducherry registered five new COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to a senior offic෴ial of Department of Health.
As many as 1,050 samples were tested during th📖e last 24 hours and of them five new𝄹 cases surfaced, said Director of Health G Sriramulu in a release.
The Union Territory on Thursday reported 1🔯0 fresh coron🎀avirus cases.
All the five cases identified today were from Puducherry region. No new fatality was reported from any of the foꦚur regions of the Union Territory during the la🌠st 24 hours and the death toll remained at 1,975, the official said.
The total coronavirus caseloa💧d in the Union Territory stands at 🌊1,75,546.
The Director said four patients recovered during the l🙈ast 24 hours and the total recoveries were 1,73,540.
The Health Department has so far ex♐amined 24,47,056 sampl🙈es and found 20,79,147 of them to be negative.
The test positivity rate was 0.48 per cent, while fatality and recovery rates w🌞ere 1,13𒅌 per cent and 98.86 per cent respectively, the Director said.
Sriramul🍒u said the Department of Health has so far administered 22,73,448 doses which comprised 9,94,533 first doses, 8,6♔7,903 second doses and 4,11,012 booster doses.
-With PTI Input
