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COIMBATORE: The district recorded 270 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 2,25,889. With 414 people getting discharged, the number of active cases was at 3,629.
The total number of people cured went up to 2,20,144, taking the recovery rate to 97.4%. The district however recorded eight deaths, the highest count in a week, taking the toll to 2,116.
Though daily fresh cases have reduced drastically to 5% of the peak and positivity rate to less than 3%, the health department is continuing to follow all Covid-19 prevention protocol, including earmarking containment zones.
At present, the district has 94 containment zones. Of them, 44 are spread across rural areas, including 10 in Sulur, nine in Karamadai, and six in Thudiyalur.
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COIMBATORE: After two and half months, the district recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday. The last date the district recorded no deaths due to the virus was on April 23, when the second wave began recording around 900 cases a day.
The death toll over the 80 days has jumped three times from 710 to 2,107.
The district recorded 290 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 2,25,334.
With 392 people getting discharged, the number of active cases fell to 3,905. The total number of people recovered rose to 2,19,322, the recovery rate grew further to 97.3%. Though the daily case curve has flattened almost, 292 people continue to be in ICU care and 249 requiring oxygen beds across the district.