Coimbatore district reported 89 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and the overall tally stood at 52,336 cases.
A 70-year-old woman died during treatment, taking the death toll to 653, the Health Department said. The district saw 50,869 recoveries and 814 patients were active cases. A total of 95 patients were discharged from various treatment centres on Thursday.
Tiruppur district reported 36 fresh cases, taking its case tally to 17,055.
No deaths were reported in the district. As many as 16,530 patients have recovered and 308 were active cases. Tiruppur district reported 217 deaths overall. On Thursday, 48 patients from the district were discharged from various treatment centres.
In the Nilgiris, 15 persons tested positive. With the latest infections, the total number of confirmed cases stands at 7,945. The number of deaths stood at 46 while 114 persons are undergoing treatment.
The district administration said that one more person, who has returned from the United Kingdom, has tested…