Four Covid-19 deaths take toll to 2,132

Coimbatore: Despite a significant drop in the Covid-19 caseload, the district continues to top the state in fresh and active cases.
The district on Sunday recorded 220 fresh cases. The number of active cases has come down to 2,927.
As many as 391 people recovered and were discharged from hospitals and Covid care centres. The number of cases registered in the district was 2,26,869 and number of people recovered is 2,21,810.
The state media bulletin on Sunday recorded the death of four Covid-19 patients, taking the toll to 2,132.
According to a statement from the district administration, the highest number of people infected with the virus are from the corporation limit – 41.5%, followed by Karamadai at 10.43% and Thudiyalur at 6.45%. The district has 62 containment areas, of which 32 are in the corporation limit, eight in Karamadai and six in Sulur. A health official said that over 9,000 people tested for the infection on the day. The total positivity rate of the district was 2.7%.
Meanwhile, as many as 9.91 lakh people have been vaccinated in the district. The district has 15,000 doses as on Sunday.
The health department and the corporation will conduct vaccination camps on Monday. “While locations will be announced on our social media pages and website at 8am, vaccination drive will commence at 11am,” the statement added. To ensure transparency, the corporation has decided to announce token numbers through public announcement systems while distributing tokens at all camps, said a corporation source.
The neighbouring Tirupur district reported 121 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Sunday. The number of active cases stood at 1,605. As many as 119 people were discharged from hospitals.
As many as 86,597 cases were reported and 84,179 people recovered on the day.