Coimbatore logs 239 fresh cases

Coimbatore: The district reported 239 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday, even as the test positivity rate dropped to 1.8% from the earlier 2%. The case tally now stands at 2,30,703. With 192 patients getting discharged from various treatment centres on the day, the number of recovered patients in the district has shot up to 2,26,350. Presently, there are 2,164 active Covid-19 cases in the district. The death toll, meanwhile, increased to 8,335, with the state adding one more fatality that occurred in the district to the list.
Neighbouring Tirupur logged 90 fresh Covid-19 cases on the day, taking the tally to 88,354, of which 871 are active cases. It reported five Covid-19 deaths as well, pushing the toll up to 857. The test positivity rate in Tirupur, where 86,626 people have recovered from the infection till date, has slightly come down to 1.8% from 1.9%. tnn