Test positivity rate falls below 4% in Puducherry

The check positivity rate in the Union Territory dropped below 4% as 326 circumstances had been confirmed from 9,106 checks whilst 480 recoveries had been recorded on Thursday.

The Union Territory recorded eight deaths, taking the toll to 1,710.

Puducherry recorded six deaths and Karaikal two.

The sufferers, together with two ladies, had been in the 48-80 age group, and two of them had no underlying morbidity. The break-up of the cumulative toll in the area is Puducherry 1,367, Karaikal 210, Yanam 101 and Mahe 32. Puducherry accounted for 280 new circumstances, adopted by Karaikal (30), Yanam (10) and Mahe (six).

The check positivity rate was 3.58%, case fatality rate 1.5% and restoration rate 94.7%. The variety of lively circumstances stood at 4,333 with 666 sufferers in hospitals and three,667 in residence isolation.

The variety of cumulative circumstances aggregated 1,13,948 towards 1,07,905 sufferers recovered. Of an estimated 11.99 lakh checks performed to date, over 11.03 lakh samples returned detrimental.

Intense drive

Meanwhile, Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan mentioned on Thursday that Puducherry might journey the success of the continuing four-day intensive vaccination marketing campaign for the 18-44 age group to turn into a totally vaccinated Union Territory.

The Lt. Governor, who carried out an inspection of the vaccination drive on the Tiruvandarkoil Government Girls Higher Secondary School, mentioned that 13,000 folks had taken the jab on the opening day of the intensive marketing campaign on Wednesday. If this could possibly be sustained over the remaining days of the marketing campaign, Puducherry can be properly on its option to turn into totally inoculated, she mentioned.

The Lt. Governor has set a goal to get the Union Territory totally vaccinated by Independence Day.