NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, MAY 20
The union territory of Puducherry added 1,957 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 91,465, a senior Health Department official said on Thursday.
The number of active cases stood at 18,277 with 2,107 in hospitals and 16,170 were in home isolation, Director of Health Department S Mohan Kumar said here.
The total recoveries were 71,919 and the death toll rose to 1,269 with 28 deaths being reported in the last 24 hours.
The 1,957 new cases were identified at the end of the examination of 9,347 samples projecting a test positivity rate at 20.93 per cent which was 1.41 per cent higher than Wednesday’s mark.
He said the Puducherry region recorded 1,560 out of the 1,957 new cases, followed by Karaikal (234), Yanam (125) and Mahe (38).
The Health department Director further said 1,304 patients were discharged from healthcare facilities during the last 24 hours.
The Puducherry region recorded 25 fresh fatalities while Yanam reported two deaths and Karaikal (1). Nineteen of the deceased had no comorbidities.
He said that 9.53 lakh samples have been tested so far and 8.37 lakh of them turned out to be negative.
The fatality and recovery rates were 1.39 per cent and 78.63 per cent respectively.
Mohan Kumar said 33,995 healthcare workers and 20,666 frontline workers have been inoculated so far.
He also said 1,29,349 people coming under the category of either senior citizens (60 years and above) or those coming under the category of 45 years and above with comorbidities were vaccinated since March 1.
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Lt Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan launched the vaccination for those above 18 years at the ESI hospital here Thursday.
She congratulated those in the age group of 18 to 44 years who turned up for vaccination.
Later, she told reporters she was glad to see that there was enthusiastic response from people above 18 years.
“They are the warriors and should act as ambassadors of the programme. While the elders were virtually hesitant in getting the vaccination the youth were showing keen interest and they should motivate others to get vaccinated particularly when there was the possibility of the third, fourth and fifth waves occurring in course of time,” the Lt Governor added.
