The Union territory of Puducherry reported 172 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday even as 272 patients recovered, bringing down active cases to 2,006. Of them, 1,701 patients are under home isolation and treatment.
Puducherry headquarters reported most fresh cases with 137, followed by Karaikal (23), Mahe (7) and Yanam (5).
A 60-year-old man without comorbidities died taking the death toll to 1,761. The infection’s fatality rate stood at 1.5%.
The UT has so far reported 1.2 lakh cases with a recovery rate of 96.8%. Healthcare authorities have so far administered 5.25 lakh doses of vaccine against Covid-19.
