Covid: District record 1,696 fresh Covid cases, 3 deaths | Coimbatore News – Times of India

Coimbatore: On Wednesday, 1,696 new cases of Kovid-19 were reported in the district.
As 3,621 people were discharged, the number of people undergoing treatment came down to 21,626. The number of people discharged in the last few days is higher than the number of new infections.
The district reported three deaths, taking the total death toll from the infection to 2,574. The three men were men aged 82, 77 and 58. They all had sympathy. So far 3,18, 288 people have been infected by it. covid Since the outbreak in 2020.
The positivity rate came down slightly to 19.4%. Earlier it was between 20 to 27%.
However, the positivity rate in the neighborhood Tiruppur The district remained high on Wednesday at 24.4%. 1,159 new cases were reported in Tiruppur. While 1,359 people were discharged, 12,037 were undergoing treatment.
The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation has registered a case against people found without masks on the roads. Action was taken against 172 people for not following the mask rule and 38,700 people were forced to cough. Twenty-three business establishments that failed to enforce social distancing norms were booked and the civic body collected a fine of Rs 12,000.

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