The central districts on Friday recorded a notable drop in COVID-19 cases with 591 patients testing positive for the viral infection, when compared to 727 cases on Thursday. The region recorded five deaths – two each from Pudukottai and Thanjavur districts and one in Tiruvarur.
In Pudukottai, a 56-year-old man suffering from chronic liver disease, and a 78-year-old man who had been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease succumbed to the infection. In Thanjavur, a 58-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and a 55-year-old man with a pre-existing condition of diabetes died of COVID-19.
A 63-year-old man who suffered from acute respiratory distress syndrome also died of COVID-19 in Tiruvarur.
Meanwhile, Thanjavur recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases among the central districts on Friday with 150 patients testing positive. Among them was a police constable in…