Puducherry, Jan 28(UNI)As many as 39 more persons tested positive for Coronavirus and one died in this Union Territory in the last 24 hours ending at 1000 hrs on Thursday taking the tally of infection to 38,973 and death to 647.
According to the Covid-19 status for Thursday released by the health department, of the 2,772 swab tests taken yesterday, 39 tested positive for the virus. Twenty-one new cases were reported in Puducherry region, five in Karaikal, two in Yanam and 11 in Mahe region. Twenty-nine persons were discharged in the last 24 hours. Fifteen of them were from Puducherry region, one from Karaikal, and 13 from Mahe region. The lone death was reported in Karaikal region.
Presently, 77 persons are being treated in Puducherry region, five in Karaikal and 18 in Mahe region. Another 191 positive cases are under home isolation in all the four regions of the union territory.