Puducherry:&nbsp;Puducherry witnessed fall in number of fresh COVID-19 cases with 59 new infections, a senior Health Department official said here on Sunday. The union territory on Saturday reported 84 new cases. The overall caseload now stands at 1,71,628. Director of Health G Sriramulu in a release said the 59 cases surfaced during examination of 1,154 samples in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM today. Puducherry region alone accounted for 43 new infections out of the 59 cases followed by Karaikal (9) and Yanam (7), while Mahe an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala did not report any new cases. Sriramulu said the active cases were 701 which comprised nine patients in hospitals and the remaining 692 in home quarantine. He said 85 patients recovered during the last 24 hours while the overall recoveries were 1,68,960. Sriramulu said there was no fresh fatality during the last 24 hours and the death toll remained at 1,967. Department of Health has so far examined 23,58,056 samples and found 19,95,492 of them to be negative. The test positivity rate today was 5.11 per cent while the fatality and recovery rates were 1.15 per cent and 98.45 per cent, respectively. The Director said the Health Department has so far administered 18,96,917 doses which comprised 9,82,656 first doses, 7,74,140 second doses and 1,40,121 booster doses.—PTI

Puducherry witnessed fall in number of fresh COVID-19 cases with 59 new infections, a senior Health Department official said here on Sunday

Puducherry witnesses fall in fresh COVID-19 cases

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Puducherry:&nbsp;Puducherry posted 146 new COVID-19 cases and the overall tally rose to 1,71,224, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Wednesday.Director of Health G Sriramulu in a bulletin said the 146 fresh cases surfaced after examination of 1,659 samples in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM today.He said Puducherry region alone accounted for 107 new cases out of the total 146 cases followed by Karaikal (34), Yanam (five) while Mahe an enclave in Kerala did not report any fresh case of infection.Sriramulu said the active cases were 772 of whom five patients were in hospitals and the remaining 767 in home quarantine.While 134 patients recovered during the last 24 hours, the overall recoveries in the union territory were 1,68,485.The Director said there was no fresh fatality during the last 24 hours and the death toll remained at 1,967.The Department of Health has so far examined 23,51,564 samples and has found 19,89,842 of them to be negative.The test positivity rate was 8.80 per cent while fatality and recovery rates were 1.15 per cent and 98.40 per cent respectively, the Director said.Sriramulu stated that the Department of Health has so far administered 18,59,030 doses which comprised 9,80,547 first doses, 7,66,461 second doses and 1,12,022 booster doses.—PTI

Puducherry posted 146 new COVID-19 cases and the overall tally rose to 1,71,224, a senior official of the Department of Health said on Wednesday

Puducherry logs 146 new COVID-19 cases

Puducherry: The Opposition DMK in Puducherry on Monday staged a protest against the alleged imposition of Hindi in the centrally-administered JIPMER, prompting Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to hold discussions with officials, before insisting there was no such imposition and that the regional language Tamil was being accorded due priority.DMK leaders led by the party convenor in the union territory and Leader of Opposition, R Siva, were arrested when they staged a protest against the recent circular of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research directing use of Hindi in records and communication by the institute.Slogans 'condemning' the communication issued by the premier institute on the use of Hindi in circulars and records were raised by the protestors including some local youth. Siva alleged JIPMER was already denying job opportunities for the local youths and the present circular directing use of Hindi was another blow on the locals. ''The circular should be withdrawn unconditionally,'' he said, addressing the participants. Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi leader and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, T Velmurugan, also opposed the move and dubbed it as ''brazen imposition of Hindi.'' Soundararajan, who visited JIPMER and held discussions with the Director Rakesh Aggarwal, said ''there is no imposition of Hindi in any manner in the institute and Tamil, the local language is given priority''.She told reporters that there were four circulars and a couple of them were being propagated as imposing Hindi.''There is a specific circular that Tamil should be given priority particularly in all communications relating to the patients and services to the people in the institute,'' she said.''There is no imposition of Hindi in any manner,'' she asserted.JIPMER was a prestigious institute and ''one should not interfere in its functioning by making allegations''. She said all internal matters relating to staff knowing only Hindi were having the option regarding the language.''There is no imposition of Hindi and patients approaching the institute were getting the benefit of communications in Tamil'', she added.''Let there be no politicisation as services of JIPMER should never suffer any interference. I assure that Tamil is given priority in JIPMER,'' she said.Tamil was being used in display boards on top of other languages. ''JIPMER is functioning without any discrimination and all protests were uncalled for'', she added—PTI

The Opposition DMK in Puducherry on Monday staged a protest against the alleged imposition of Hindi in the centrally-administered JIPMER, prompting Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to hold discussions with officials, before insisting there was no such imposition and that the regional language Tamil was being accorded due priority.