Nilgiris records 18 new cases

Udhagamandalam: With 12 Covid-19 patients being discharged on Friday, the recovery rate in the Nilgiris stood at 90%, the highest among all the districts in the state. The Nilgiris recorded 18 new cases of Covid-19 on the day, breaching the 1,000-mark. The hill district has been witnessing a gradual decrease in Covid cases in the past two weeks.
While the tally of the Nilgiris stands at 1,010, active cases being treated in the district are 94. As many as 913 patients have recovered and discharged so far.
The new 18 cases, including eight women, were reported from Ooty, Coonoor, Pandalur, Ketti, Thummanatty, Nanjanadu and Bengalmattam. tnn