23 test +ve for virus in Nilgiris

Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris logged 23 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the count to 990, of which 134 are active cases. At least four patients recovered and were discharged in the day, taking the total number of recovered patients to 853. The recovery rate in the district now stands at 86%.
At least 21 new cases were contacts of earlier patients with travel history to Coimbatore, Mettupalayam, Madurai and Theni.
Of the remaining two, one was an 81-year-old man from Namakkal who visited the Nilgiris. According to health officials, the case will be cross-notified to Namakkal district. The last one is a 52-year-old woman from Denadu village. She is a contact of a patent who is linked to T.Oranalli wedding cluster. tnn