<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">In the union territory of Puducherry the number of Covid 19 positive cases has been increasing alarmingly.<br />''</span><br />''668 more persons tested positive and 6 persons died today.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">According to the status report released by the health department, so far, 24,895 persons are infected by the virus of which 19,311 were treated and discharged and 487 died leaving 5097 active cases.</span><br />