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Coimbatore: The district recorded 338 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the case tally to 2,24,744. At 3.5%, the district recorded the fifth highest test positivity rate in the state on the day.
With 378 patients getting discharged from various treatment centres on the day, the active cases have slightly dipped to 4,108, while the number of recovered patients has shot up to 2,18,536.
The Covid-19 toll has, meanwhile, increased by three to 2,100 in the district, which had 6,231 vacant beds, including 513 ICU beds and 3,341 oxygen beds, on the day.
While the city limits accounted for 42.12% of the cases recorded in the past week, rural areas saw a minor spike in the cases. Areas such as Sulur, Thudiyalur and Karamadai accounted for 6.84 %, 8.27% and 9.84% of the cases, respectively, during the period.
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The district also recorded another seven Covid-19 deaths on the day. With this, the toll has swelled to 2,092.
COIMBATORE: The district recorded 366 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the number of active cases slightly up to 3,957. With 271 patients getting discharged from various treatment centres on the day, the number of recovered patients has touched 2,17,812 against the case tally of 2,23,861. The recovery and test positivity rate on the day stood at 97.2% and 3.8%, respectively.
The district also recorded another seven Covid-19 deaths on the day. With this, the toll has swelled to 2,092.
When it comes to the test positivity rate, the district is on the fifth place in the state after Ariyalur, Nilgiris, Krishnagiri and Trichy. On Thursday, the district had 6,163 vacant beds, including 478 intensive care unit beds and 2,382 oxygen beds. There are 271 people in home isolation in the district.
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