July 16, 2021 12:22 am | Updated 12:23 am IST - PUDUCHERRY
At least 16 child patients are under treatment for COVID-19 in the Union Territory.
S. Mohan Kumar, Director of Health, said while 16 children had tested positive for SARS CoV-2 and were admitted to the paediatric COVID-19 ward at the IGMCRI, the test results were awaited in the case of four newborns of mothers with COVID-19. The result of one newborn returned negative.
While 12 children were in the 1 to 5 age group, four were aged under 5, Dr. Mohan Kumar said.
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