<span style="color: #222222;">In Puducherry, the recovery rate from COVID-19 disease stands at 97.40 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.66 per cent as on today. The number of new cases has shown a declining trend for the last many days, with 33 new cases reported today. AIR correspondent reports, according to the COVID-19 statistics released by the Health Department, of the 33 new cases, 10 cases reported from Puducherry region, three cases from Karaikal, 20 cases reported from Mahe region.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For the last few days Mahe region has shown a slightly increasing trend in the number of positive cases. No case reported from Yanam region and no death has reported from any regions of the Union Territory. Thirty five persons were discharged from hospitals.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Presently, 147 persons are being treated in hospitals and another 210 positive cases are under home isolation with a total number of 357 active cases here.</span><br />''