In the union territory of Puducherry, 42 more persons were tested positive for Coronavirus Disease in the last 24 hours ending at 10 AM today, with the total number of 363 active cases here.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, according to the Health Department, of the 3589 swab tests taken, 42 tested positive for the virus. As many as 34 persons were discharged in the last 24 hours.<br />''<br />''Two cases of death reported in the union territory during the period.<br />''<br />''Presently,158 persons are being treated in hospitals and another 205 positive cases are under home isolation in all the four regions of the UT.<br />''<br />''And now the recovery rate stands at 97.38 percent and mortality rate in the UT is 1.66 percent.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile the Health Director Dr Mohan Kumar said that the person who returned from UK who was admitted in hospital for observation, tested negative for the second time, however advised to be in home quarantine.</span><br />