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Puducherry coronavirus update: 10 more die of Covid, toll mounts to 347

Five women and as many men succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry on Wednesday while 341 more people contracted the virus, pushing the tally of infections to 18,084

Puducherry coronavirus update: 12 more succumb to Covid; toll climbs to 337

Puducherry continued to see an upward trend in COVID-19 deaths as 12 more people died of the deadly virus on Tuesday, raising the toll in the union territory to 337

Stop writing letters to me: Puducherry CM to Lt Governor Kiran Bedi

Chief Minister of Puducherry, V Narayanasamy, told the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi not to write any more open letters to him as he said the letter was full of misinformation

Puducherry reports 292 new Covid-19 cases, 11 fresh virus-related deaths

Puducherry on Monday reported 292 fresh Covid-19 cases and 11 related fatalities taking the death toll to 325

Puducherry coronavirus update: UT logs 408 new cases, tally touches 16,566

Puducherry continued to witness an upward trend of Covid-19 infections as 408 fresh cases and 18 related deaths were added on Saturday, raising the overall tally to 16,566 in the union territory

Puducherry reports 591 Covid-19 cases, highest single-day toll of 20 deaths

Most of the patients who died of the viral infection had co-morbidities and the age group of the deceased was between 36 and 81 years

Puducherry coronavirus update: 20 die; 591 new cases recorded in UT

Twenty people including eight women succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry, while 591 more tested positive to the virus on Friday, pushing the tally to 16,172

Puducherry coronavirus update: UT clocks 397 fresh cases, 13 deaths

Puducherry logged 397 new cases of coronavirus and 13 related fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the overall tally in the union territory to 15,157

Pranab Mukherjee was an able administrator: Puducherry CM pays tribute

Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy expressed grief over the demise of former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday, describing him as an able administrator and his teacher in administrative matters

Puducherry reports 291 new Covid-19 cases, seven deaths push toll to 228

Puducherry reported seven more Covid-19 related fatalities pushing the death toll to 228 while 291 fresh cases were recorded, a top Health department official said

Forensic Science Lab in Puducherry to be improved at cost of Rs 6.79 Cr

The Forensic Science Lab (FSL) established will be improved at a cost of Rs 6.79 crore, the Puducherry government said

Puducherry records 511 fresh cases; tally inches closer to 12,000

With Puducherry logging 511 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the aggregate number of those infected by the viral infection shot up to 11,930.

Covid-19 Factoid: India's daily tests go down as number of cases rises

The US, Brazil, and India together have almost 60 per cent of all active cases worldwide

Union Education Ministry releases Rs 206 cr to develop Puducherry varsity

The Higher Education Funding Agency of the Union Education Ministry has released Rs 206.94 crore to Pondicherry University to develop its infrastructure.

Puducherry reports four Covid-19 deaths, 302 fresh cases: Health min

Four more people including a 80-year old man succumbed to COVID-19 as the death toll in Puducherry rose to 114, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said on Monday. Also, 302 fresh coronavirus cases were reported, taking the overall tally in the union territory to 8,029, the Minister said at a virtual press conference. He said while 3,288 out of the total 8,029 cases were active, as many as 4,627 patients had recovered and had been discharged so far. The Puducherry region accounted for 299 new cases of the 302 new infections while the Yanam region had three. He said so far 55,937 samples were tested and it was found that 46,456 of them were negative and results of the examination of the remaining specimens were awaited. The rate of positivity was 27.76 per cent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.42 per cent and 57.63 per cent respectively. The Health Minister said 184 patients recovered and were discharged during the last 24 hours. While three of the four deat

Lockdown alone no panacea to tackle coronavirus pandemic: Puducherry CM

Puduchery Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday renewed his appeal to the people to adhere to safety norms, following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the Union Territory

Former Puducherry Minister A Elumalai succumbs to Covid-19 on Wednesday

Former Local Administration Minister of Puducherry A Elumalai succumbed to Covid-19 in centrally administered JIPMER on Wednesday.

Pondy CM warns private hospitals of action for not admit Covid-19 patients

Puducherry CM warned the government would take over private medical colleges in the union territory if they did not cooperate by admitting Covid-19 patients in their hospitals

Puducherry coronavirus update: 5 more succumb in the UT, toll climbs to 75

Five people, including three women died of Covid-19 in Puducherry, where 244 fresh cases were registered taking the aggregate to 4,862

Puducherry Covid-19 toll at 56 after 4 more succumb to virus, 178 new cases

Four persons succumbed to coronavirus in Puducherry taking the death toll to 56 while 178 fresh cases were reported on Monday