Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris recorded 18 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,441 on Tuesday. Ninteen patients recovered and were discharged on the day. With this, 7,226 patients were cured, maintaining the recovery rate at 97%.
Of the new cases, four were reported from Ooty while the rest were reported from Gudalur and Coonoor blocks.
Of the 173 active cases, at least 14 people are being treated at government and private facilities in Coimbatore while 30 patients are kept in home quarantine. The rest of the cases are admitted in government hospitals in Ooty, Coonoor and Gudalur besides Covid care centres.