COIMBATORE: Monday marked the first day in three months that the district recorded less than 200 fresh cases of
Covid-19. It was also the first day in more than two months that the district recorded zero death, keeping the toll at 576. The district recorded 189 fresh cases, taking the tally to 45,287. With 179 patients getting discharged, the active cases stood at 1,000. The number of people recovered went up to 43,711, taking the recovery rate to 96.5%.
Chief secretary K Shanmugam has instructed police to strictly enforce wearing of
face masks by the public. He said besides slapping fine, the cops should also create awareness on wearing face masks. “Many people have started moving around without wearing masks. Number of cases can be brought down by 30% to 40% by strictly wearing masks,” he said.