MADURAI: The number of fresh Covid-19 cases added in Madurai outnumbered recoveries on Thursday, resulting in a marginal rise in the number of active cases to 230. The district added 18 fresh cases against 15 recoveries. It was no different in Trichy too as the district recorded 70 new cases against 65 recoveries and 755 active cases. Both the districts recorded one death each.
In Madurai, a 68-year-old woman with comorbid conditions, was admitted at the Government Rajaji Hospital late on Tuesday evening and died in less than an hour after hospitalisation. Her test result showing positivity came the next day. A total of five Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the ten southern districts of Tamil Nadu. It includes three in Kanyakumari district and one each in Madurai and Dindigul. All of them had comorbid conditions.
A total of 130 fresh cases were recorded in the southern region. It is the lowest since March 25. Kanyakumari (25) recorded the highest in the region and is the only district with more than 20 new cases on Thursday. It is followed by Sivagangai (19), Madurai (18), Tuticorin (14), Tirunelveli (13), Theni (12) and Dindigul (10). Ramanathapuram (4) recorded the least, followed by Tenkasi (6) and Virudhunagar (9).
The region had 196 recoveries and the number of active cases dropped to 1,791. The central region comprising nine districts including Trichy recorded 347 fresh cases, marginally less from Wednesday. After recording 77 cases on Wednesday, Thanjavur reported a big jump with 102 fresh cases. tnn
