Coimbatore: The district recorded 3,165 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 1,34,912. Despite 2,377 people getting discharged on the day, again highest in a day, the number of active cases crossed the grim figure of 30,000 to touch 30,104.
The total number of people cured rose to 1,03,809, keeping the recovery rate at 76.9%.
Thirty-two people died due to the virus, which is the highest number of deaths declared in a single day, taking the toll to 999. Of the 32 people declared dead, four were in the 40s, five in the 50s and nine in the 60s.
As per the media bulletin, there are 401 ordinary beds, 22 free oxygen beds and one ICU bed. However, finding a bed for even non-oxygen requiring patients turned out to be an uphill task on Saturday. Some patients waited at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for seven hours for a bed, only to be refused. With more beds being added in Covid care centres, there are 539 vacant beds.