COIMBATORE: The district recorded 287
fresh cases of
Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally to 41,555, of which 3,757 are active cases.
At least 290
patients were discharged from treatment centres on the day. With this, 37,264 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the district. The recovery rate now stands at 89.6%.
The toll rose to 534 with four more people succumbing to the virus. Among the deceased was a 82-year-old woman who was admitted to a
private hospital with
fever, tiredness and breathing difficulty on October 11. She tested positive for the virus on October 18 and died on Friday.
The remaining three patients, meanwhile, died in the
Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. They were aged 82, 70 and 72. The 70-year-old man was hospitalized on October 2 with breathing difficulty. He died of bilateral bronchopneumonia on Friday. The 72-year-old man was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday evening. He also died of bilateral bronchopneumonia, but on Saturday. The 82-year-old man was hospitalized on Thursday night with breathing difficulty. He died on Saturday morning. He had tested positive for the virus on October 7. It is not known whether he was in home quarantine or admitted to any private hospital until his situation worsened.
Municipal administration minister S P Velumani, meanwhile, conducted a review meeting with officials of government hospitals, city corporation and health department and appreciated them for bringing down the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths drastically over the past one month. He also lauded the public for being cooperative.
The minister said the district had conducted 15,605 fever camps so far and screened 16,57 lakh people.