Nilgiris district records 13 new Covid-19 cases

UDHAGAMANDALAM: The Nilgiris has recorded 13 new Covid-19 cases, including a 65-year-old man, who died on Tuesday.
Throat swabs were collected after the man died soon after he was discharged from a private hospital. However, the government bulletin has not registered the death.
With the 13 new cases, the tally stands at 172 in the district. As many as 49 people had been discharged so far and there are 123 active cases.
The new cases consist of seven men and six women in places such as Kattery, T.Manihatty, Melkouhatty, Ketti , Thuneri, Kechikatty, Ooty, MelGudalur and Thambatty.
While 78 cases are being treated at the Ooty Government Headquarters Hospital, 10 are at the Coonoor Government Lawley Hospital. Cases belonging to high-risk categories are being treated at the ESI hospital in Coimbatore.
The district has over 60 containment zones.The delay in announcing results has drawn flak from residents of the zones.