One new case takes active count to 15 in U.T.

Test positivity rate stands at 4%

May 16, 2022 07:18 pm | Updated 07:18 pm IST - PUDUCHERRY

The Union Territory recorded one new COVID-19 case and one recovery on Monday.

The sole case was reported in Yanam.

With one patient, also in Yanam, recovering from COVID-19, the active cases in the Union Territory stood at 15.

The test positivity rate was 4%, case fatality rate 1.18% and recovery rate 98.81%.

The overall tally is 1,962 deaths, 15 active cases, a total of 1,65,813 cases and 1,73,836 recovered patients.

Of an estimated 22.38 lakh tests conducted so far, over 18.83 lakh returned negative.

Meanwhile, 15 persons took the jab against COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The Union Territory has so far administered a total of 16,97,432 vaccine doses.

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