COVID-19 pandemic in Puducherry

COVID-19 pandemic in Puducherry
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationPuducherry, India
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseMahé
Arrival date17 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)[1]
Confirmed cases176 (13 June 2020)
Active cases93
Recovered80 (13 June 2020)
Deaths
3 (12 June 2020)
Fatality rate1.7%
Government website
covid19dashboard.py.gov.in

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the union territory of Puducherry. The first case was recorded in this region on 17 March.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Puducherry reports first confirmed case of coronavirus". Livemint. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.