This story is from July 1, 2020

District sees drop in Covid-19 cases

District sees drop in Covid-19 cases
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COIMBATORE: At 25, the district saw a drop in the new Covid-19 positive cases for the second consecutive day on Tuesday from more than 40 a day earlier. Among the new cases are two with travel histories and three family members of MLA Amman Arjunan.
The state health department, however, continued underreporting of cases and recorded only nine new cases in the district on Tuesday.

The Telungupalayam cluster continued to grow with three more new cases from an apartment. Sources with the district health department said the three comprised a 36-year-old woman, a 10-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy. The city corporation officials have sealed the apartment and the street.
Telungupalayam, a densely populated commercial cum residential area in the older parts of the city, already has close to 20 Covid-19 cases.
Another 24-year-old house surgeon with the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital is also among the new cases. She is the second doctor to test positive for the novel coronavirus in the past one week. A 50-year-old nurse had also tested positive for the virus earlier.
MLA Amman Arjunan’s daughter, son-in-law and grandchild were also tested positive on Tuesday. They had gone to Madurai for two days. On return, they were found to be infected.

Three people from Chetti Veethi - a 39-year-old man, 30-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy – also tested positive. The street, which is in the old part of the city and close to Telungupalayam, is likely to be declared a cluster soon. “There is dense housing and attached buildings in these areas. And with commercial activities on, quarantining will be a challenge, if we don’t seal the street,” said a corporation official.
There were also three positive cases from Thudiyalur, two from Podanur and one each from RS Puram, Masakalipalayam, Papanaickenpalayam, Vadavalli, Edayarpalayam and Sundakkamuthur.
On a positive note, 13 people - five men, as many women and one girl - have been recovered from Covid-19 and discharged from the ESI Hospital. At least 273 patients are currently undergoing treatment.
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