238 fresh cases push dist’s tally beyond 5,000-mark

Coimbatore: The district’s Covid-19 tally crossed the 5,000-mark on Saturday when it recorded 238 fresh cases. Of the 5,059 people who were tested positive for the virus in the district so far, 3,245 patients, including 216 who were discharged in the day, have recovered, bringing down the number of active cases to 1,750.
The Covid-19 toll in the district officially stands at 64 as the state has included 10 more deaths, some of which had occurred as early as July 23, in its bulletin on Saturday.
At least 89% of the new cases was reported from the city corporation limits. Among the new cases are a 41-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, who are employed with the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation head office on Mettupalayam Road, and a 48-year-old officer with the Indian Bank on Raja Street.
RS Puram saw seven new cases that were spread across West Ramalingam Road, Periyasamy Road, Arunachala Road, Bashyakarlu Road, East Sambandam Road and Light House Road. PN Pudur, Mullai Nagar and Thillar Nagar on Seeranaickenpalayam-Vadavalli stretch also reported new cases.
According to health department officials, the entire city corporation limits has turned into a containment zone.
Among the deceased are a 79-year-old man who died in a private hospital, where he was admitted with fever, coughing and breathing difficulty, on July 26 and a 63-year-old man who breathed his last at a private hospital on July 23. The latter had multiple comorbidities.
Another four - a 64-year-old man, 64-year-old woman, 58-year-old man and a 54-year-old man - had died in the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) within 24 hours of hospitalisation. While three of them had diabetes, hypertension and heart issues, the 58-year-old, who didn’t have any comorbidities, died of pneumonia.
There were also two others - a 48-year-old man and a 54-year-old man – who succumbed to the virus despite not having any comorbidities. The first one was brought dead to CMCH on Tuesday. The swab that was taken from his body later tested positive for the virus. The latter was admitted to hospital with respiratory distress on July 27. He died of pneumonia on Friday afternoon.
Another deceased is a 60-year-old man, who was admitted to hospital on July 24 with head injury that he sustained in an accident. Later, he was tested positive for the virus. He also had pneumonia. He died on Thursday.