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AAA The Coimbatore district administration on Monday appointed six officials to coordinate contributions from individuals and private organisations in the fight against COVID-19.
In a press release, District Collector S. Nagarajan said that many private organisations have come forward to support the district administration during the second wave of the pandemic and voluntary organisations also offered to provide food to the people who are unable to afford it during the lockdown. Those wishing to contribute may contact the following six officials:
Rameshkumar, Project Director of Mahalir Thittam (94440 94251 and 0422-2301855); T. Maheshkumar, Special Tahsildar (Election) (99405 59393 and 0422-2303786); Mohandas, District Rural Development Agency (99944 69494 and 0422-2301547); M. Raveendran, Dean of Government Medical College and ESI Hospital (98422 51132 and 0422-2574391); A. Nirmala, Dean of Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (94430 25300 and 0422-230
Coimbatore: There were 3,085 Covid-19 patients, who were either asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and unlikely to get worse, in home isolation in the district as on Friday night.
In the wake of a growing number of people without comorbidities developing breathlessness even after a week of mild symptoms, hospitals and organizations are coming up with home isolation kits.
PSG Hospitals is one among them. It has launched Covid Sanjaya, a home care assistance priced at Rs 7,000. Vinod, its coordinator, said, “We offer patients a daily teleconsultation session with a doctor to discuss their symptoms and medications. We also have a nurse on call facility round the clock to get their doubts cleared.” According to him, 15 people have registered for the service since Wednesday, when it was launched. The hospital also assures ambulance service and admission, if required. Thermometer and pulse oximeter would, however, cost extra.
Till date, Coimbatore has recorded 733 Covid deaths and 84,206 virus cases (Photo for representative purpose only)
COIMBATORE: There seems to be a mismatch in the number of Covid-19 deaths declared by the state government and the number of bodies cremated or buried as per the Covid-19 protocol in Coimbatore district.
According to government’s media bulletin, the number of people who died due to the infection between April 26 and May1 in the district was13. But the number of people cremated/buried in Coimbatore city as per Covid-19 protocol for the same period was more than 210.
People who died of coronavirus within the city limits were cremated at four places –Athupalam, Nanjundapuram, Kavundampalayam and Chokkampudur and buried at multiple burial grounds including the ones at Selvapuram, Poo Market, Podanur, Kovaipudur and Sugunapuram.
Coimbatore: The district’s Covid-19 curve continued to climb and reached a new high, with 1,566 fresh cases on Monday. It took the total number of cases to 82,689.
With 1,063 people discharged, the number of active cases crossed the 8,000-mark to reach 8,188. With 73,772 people getting cured, the recovery rate stood at 89.2%.
The district also recorded three deaths due to the virus, taking the toll to 729. The deaths included a 44-year-old man, who died three days after hospitalization and a 51-year-old man, who died after four days of hospitalization in Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday due to bilateral bronchopneumonia, despite having no comorbidities. The third victim was a 72-year-old man, who died after three days of hospitalization in CMCH.