UDHAGAMANDALAM: With 12 new Covid-19 cases, the virus tally stood at 7,682 in the Nilgiris on Monday.
According to Dr P Balusamy, deputy director, public health, the new cases were spread across the district, mostly rural areas and were contacts of earlier cases with travel history.
The same day, 29 patients recovered and were discharged from the health facilities. With this, 7,494 people had recovered. The recovery rate has increased to 97.5%.
“Of the 146 active cases, almost 80% of them are from rural areas,” said the health official.
Of them, 31 patients are being treated at government facilities and private hospitals in Coimbatore.
At least 26 patients are in home quarantine. The others are being treated at government hospitals at Ooty, Coonoor and Gudalur besides two Covid care centres in the district. tnn