<span style="font-size: 13.3333px; color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Puducherry the Mass Vaccination drive launched by the Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has gained momentum with a total number of 17,013 persons inoculated in the last 48 hours.</span><br style="font-size: 13.3333px;" />''<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Puducherry witnessed a sudden spike of Covid 19 Positive cases in the last few days. The Lieutenant Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan held a series of review meetings and planned for the special vaccination drive through the UT.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A four day "Covid Vaccination Tiruvizha" has been launched on April 11 th. Arrangements have been made in 100 places including all Government hospitals, PHCs and Selected Government Schools to inoculate the people above 45 years.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Under this drive, in just 48 hours 14,239 persons in Puducherry, 2,304 persons in Karaikal , 259 persons in Yanam and 211 persons in Mahe were administered Covid Vaccination. Till April 14 th, tomorrow the vaccination Tiruvizha will be held.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In total 96, 388 persons administered Vaccines, including 28,723 Health Care Workers, 16,512 Front Line Workers and 51,153 General Public. So far no adverse complaints from those took the vaccination.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Administration of corona Vaccines has been increased in all the hospitals, besides rapid and RTPCR test in view of the emerging situation.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile the Health department statistics indicated that at present a total number of 2,594 Persons are being treated for the infection, including 547 in hospitals and 2047 persons in home quarantine.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The recovery rate stands at 92.62 % and the fatality rate at 1.56 %. </span><br />''  <br />