Coimbatore: The district recorded 51 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the lowest figure since Monday, taking the total number of cases to 56,349.
Active cases inched further up to 367 as only 46 people were discharged on the day. The total number of people recovered rose to 55,297, taking the recovery rate to 98.1%.
The 51 fresh cases included three members a family staying near the railway station.
Health department officials said they would paste a sticker in front of a house where there are three cases. “However, when there are three cases from different houses in a street, we will declare the street as a containment zone and close it for 10 days,” deputy director of public health Dr G Ramesh Kumar said.
Udhagamandalam: Expenditure observer for the Ooty assembly constituency Vishal M Sanap, who arrived in Ooty on Friday, inspected the election control room and media centre at the collectorate.
Sanap, along Nilgiris collector J Innocent Divya, inspected newspapers, TV channels and press releases at the centre. He also inspected the election control room, where complaints are received from the public in connection with the model code of conduct.
Expenditure observer Amar Singh Nehra, deputed for Coonoor and Gudalur assembly constituencies, had arrived on Wednesday.
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Coimbatore: The poll scene in Coimbatore got hotter on Friday as the DMK and MNM announced their list of candidates to contest in the assembly constituencies in the district.
DMK has pitted environmentalist and jallikattu activist Kartikeya Sivasenapathy in Thondamuthur constituency to take on local administration minister S P Velumani. Though Sivasenapathy hails from Kangeyam in Tirupur district, he has done his schooling in Coimbatore. But what has made him a familiar name in Coimbatore was his role during the jallikattu protests. Sivasenapathy who runs a cattle research centre, argued that jallikattu was essential for preserving native cattle breed and took the narrative in favour of the traditional sport beyond Tamil pride and culture.