One more cured of COVID-19 in Puducherry, active cases drop to 3

Puducherry, Apr 19 () In more relief to Puducherry, onemore COVID-19 patient was discharged from a hospital here onSunday following recovery as the number of active casesdropped to three, officials said. The 39-year old woman from neighbouring Ariyankuppamvillage became the fourth patient to be cured of the diseasein the union territory and discharged from the Indira GandhiGovernment Medical College Hospital, designated COVID-19hospital. The number of active cases in Puducherry has come down tothree. In the last ten days, no positive case has beenreported in the union territory, a health department officialsaid. This is the second successive day a patient has beendischarged on recovery here. A 49-year-old man, among the fivewho had returned from the Tablighi jamaat event in Delhi lastmonth and tested positive, was discharged on Saturday. The woman, admitted to the hospital on March 31, was acontact of her husband, among the Delhi returnees. He is among the three patients still undergoing treatment,officials said. Earlier, two people, including a woman in Mahe, an enclaveof Puducherry in Kerala, have recovered from coronavirus anddischarged from hospitals. CORRVS VS