MADURAI/TRICHY: The number of active Covid-19 cases in Madurai dropped below 200 for the first time after March 24 on Tuesday when it recorded 194.
The district added 13 new cases while 18 recovered from the infection. No Covid-19 deaths were recorded for the fifth day in a row. As for Trichy, the district recorded 56 cases while active cases went down to 702, from 726 on Monday. Two more deaths took the overall toll to 989.
A total of 124 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the ten southern districts, which is the second lowest in a day since March 25. Kanyakumari (31) recorded the highest in the region and Tirunelveli 20. The two deaths recorded in the region were in Dindigul. The central region posted a dip in fresh cases — to 343 from 365 on Monday. Six districts in southern TN added less than 10 new cases with Virudhunagar (4) adding the lowest.
Fresh cases fell in most central districts with Thanjavur continuing to be on top with 121, which had 1,104 active cases. The number of active cases in the region also dropped to 3,844 from 3,869. With the death of seven more patients, the toll touched 4,014.
