NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, JUNE 27
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said here on Saturday his office would be closed for the next two days as one of his staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
#Puducherry Chief Minister Office would be closed for next 2 days as one of the staff tested positive for #COVID19 .Disinfectants sprayed & ordered not to visit Office for next 2 days.
Doctors at rural areas should work on 3 shifts basis with cooperation of Pvt hospitals Doctors. pic.twitter.com/Kd0UqXVFxK— V.Narayanasamy (@VNarayanasami) June 27, 2020
The affected person was admitted to the government hospital on Friday. The Chief Minister told newsmen through a video that the person was among the 87 people who were identified as COVID- 19 positive at the end of testing of samples during the last 24 hours.
Narayanasamy said his office was sprayed with disinfectant to prevent the possible spread of the pandemic. He appealed to the people not to visit the Assembly, which houses his office, in view of a staff member being a COVID-19 patient. The total number of people hit by the virus in the union territory so far is 619 with the fatalities remaining at 10.
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An 82 year old woman succumbed to COVID-19 at a government hospital here while 87 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 619.
Director of Health and Family Welfare services S Mohan Kumar told reporters on Saturday that the woman from neighbouring Muthialpet was admitted to the state-run Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital on June 16 and tested positive for the pandemic although she had co morbidities. The woman died on Friday, taking the total fatalities to 10. He said 87 fresh cases, highest for a single day so far, were reported during last 24 hours “jolting the health authorities.”
Mohan Kumar said the new cases were identified at the end of testing of samples of 517 patients. The total COVID-19 cases rose to 619 after two patients were shifted to Tamil Nadu from the government medical college hospital here. While 72 of the fresh cases were admitted to the government run medical college hospital, the remaining 15 were admitted to the Government hospital in Karaikal. The total active cases stood at 388, the official said.
Mahe and Yanam regions, enclaves of Puducherry in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively continued to have one patient each. He said 221 patients were treated and discharged from hospitals so far.
The Director appealed to the people to adhere to the norms G lock down and ensure that they wore masks while stepping out for very inevitable and necessary purposes, washed hands and adopted the social distancing.
