Dist logs 290 Covid cases; six deaths take toll to 171

Coimbatore: The district recorded 290 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally to 8,569, of which 2,175 are active cases. The toll also rose to 171 as the state included six deaths that occurred in the district in the past two days in its bulletin.
At least 175 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals and Covid care centre in the district in the day. With this, the number of people recovered from Covid-19 has increased to 6,223.
According to a health official, the new cases were reported from Singanallur, Ukkadam, Ganapathy Managar, Kappikadai area in Villankurichi, Selvapuram and Pollachi, among other areas. Most of the cases were from the existing containment zones.
Of the six deceased, three died in private hospitals on Friday, two in the ESI Hospital on Thursday and the remaining in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Thursday.
One of the deceased was an 82-year-old man, who was admitted to a private hospital with fever, cough and malaise on July 31. He died of hypoxia arrest and pneumonia. The other two who died in private hospitals include a 63-year-old woman, who was hospitalized with breathing difficulties on August 6 and died of pneumonia and respiratory arrest, and a 68-year-old woman, who died of respiratory failure hours after hospitalization on Friday. She had fever, cough and breathing difficulty.
The patients who died in the ESI Hospital comprise an 88-year-old man, who died of diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension and pneumonia on the fourth day of hospitalization and an 80-year-old woman, who died a day after admission.
In CMCH, the patient died of type-2 diabetes mellitus and bronchial asthma hours after hospitalization. He was 75 years old.
Neighbouring Tirupur, meanwhile, recorded 68 new cases of Covid-19, taking the count to 1,495, of which 460 are active cases. The district also saw three deaths. The toll now stands at 44.
Two of the patients - a 75-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man – who died were undergoing treatment in CMCH. While the elderly woman was hospitalized on July 28, the man died on Thursday, a day after admission. The other deceased was a 70-year-old woman, who was admitted to Tirupur government hospital with cough on Sunday and died on Friday.