10 new cases take tally to 958 in Nilgiris

Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris logged 10 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the tally to 958 in the district. Fifteen patients recovered and were discharged in the district. While the total number of Covid patients discharged so far stands at 803, the hill district has 152 active cases. The recovery rate of the district is 83.8%.
The new cases, including five women, were reported from Denadu, Karakorai and Ooty.
Six cases of the Denadu village are tertiary contacts of T.Oranalli wedding function cluster. The rest of the four cases are contacts of earlier positive cases with travel history.
According to health officials, aggressive tracing and tracking of contacts have brought down the number of cases in the district. tnn