Puducherry, Feb 17(UNI)Puducherry recorded as many as 18 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 1000 hrs on Wednesday, taking the tally of infection to 39,506 and death to 660 in the Union Territory.
According to the information released by the health department, of the 1,958 swab tests taken on Tuesday, 18 tested positive for the virus.Off which 12 new cases were reported in Puducherry region, one in Karaikal and five in Mahe region. 27 persons were discharged in the last 24 hours after recovering.