NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, MAY 3
A patient admitted to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College Hospital in Puducherry for COVID-19 was discharged on Sunday after recovery from the infection, taking the total number discharges to three so far.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy inspected markets and few other places on Sunday morning to ensure whether people adhered to lockdown norms – social distancing and wearing masks. The Chief Minister also gave away masks to the people in the market area in Puducherry.
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Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao told reporters that with the discharge of the patient from neighbouring Tirubhuvanai village, the number of active cases in the Union Territory has come down to three – two in the medical college hospital in Puducherry and one in Mahe.
JIPMER has three active cases from neighbouring Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. Of the three active cases admitted last week, one is a woman and the two others are her relatives and have had contact history, sources said.
Last month, a patient, hailing from neighbouring Ariyankuppam village, was discharged from a hospital here after recovering. Puducherry had eight active patients. While three patients have been discharged, one hailing from Mahe succumbed to the infection in a hospital in Kerala some days ago.
