The Union Territory of Puducherry logged 640 new cases of Covid-19 today. 1138 persons cured and discharged from the hospitals. 12 persons died.<br />'' <br />''At present the active cases aggregated to 8270, including 1236 persons in hospitals and 7034 cases in home isolation. The test positivity rate is 6.95 % and the recovery rate increased to 90.93 %. The case fatality rate stands at 1.49 per cent.<br />''Till date, 11 lakhs 3 thousand 837 persons tested, of which 9 lakhs 51 thousand 695 reported negative. So far, 2,83,729 persons, including 2 nd dose, administered vaccination in the UT. This includes 35,112 Health Care Workers, 22,413 front line staffs and 1,74,939 General Public.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile the 100 % Vaccination drive in rural areas, has been intensified with the active participation of the elected representatives and Ilayankudi village in Karaikal district also declared as the 100% vaccinated village recently. </span><br />