Coimbatore: The district recorded 407 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of cases to 2,22,632.
With 298 people getting discharged, the number of active cases fell to 3,301. The total number of people discharged stood at 2,17,250, leaving the recovery rate at 97.5%. With five deaths being recorded, the toll went up to 2,081.
The day also saw food minister K Sakkarapani along with collector G S Sameeran inspect the paediatric Covid-19 ward at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.
He also inaugurated an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine worth Rs 30 lakh and a 400-litre oxygen generator worth Rs 75 lakh at the CMCH.
This generator would be able to provide oxygen to all people who come in with breathing difficulties to the emergency ward.