Fresh cases spike in south TN, dip in central region

Madurai/Trichy: After recording 44 fresh cases on Friday, a total of 62 cases were reported in the 10 southern districts on Saturday. Of the three Covid-19 deaths recorded in the state on Saturday, one was a 51-year-old man from Madurai. The central region saw coronavirus cases dip by 21 to 40 on Saturday, a day after recording a spike in fresh cases.
The man from Madurai who died had comorbid conditions and tested positive on January 21.He was admitted to a private hospital with complaints of fever for eight days, cough for five days and difficulty in breathing for a day before passing away on Friday. Madurai with 18 fresh cases recorded the highest in the day. It was twice the number of fresh cases recorded on Friday. It was followed by Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari with 12 cases each. The seven other districts in the region recorded five or lesser cases. With one case each, Tuticorin and Tenkasi recorded the lowest, followed by three each in Dindigul, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar (4) and Theni (5).
After recording a day-to-day drop in active cases over the last seven days, the region saw an increase by 21 to reach 451 on Saturday due to the increase in the number of fresh cases. Madurai once again recorded 100 active cases after a gap of five days. It was followed by Kanyakumari (93), Dindigul (62) and Tirunelveli (62).
In the central region, Perambalur registered no case while Nagappattinam had nine and Karur five. Tiruvarur witnessed only three cases, Pudukottai two and Ariyalur one. Perambalur district’s overall tally stood at 2,269, the lowest among the districts in the region led by Thanjavur (17,776).
The number of active cases in the region stood at 409 with Thanjavur having 122 and Trichy 93. The lowest of five active cases was reported by Perambalur. The region’s death toll remained at 946 there being no death on the day.