Coimbatore: At least 1,732 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the district on Saturday, as the daily caseload increased by 168 from 1,564 on Friday. The active cases have shot up to 7,480, even as 582 people recovered from the infection on the day.
The district also logged a Covid death on Saturday. The deceased was a 95-year-old man who tested positive for the virus on January 7. A diabetic, he was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. He died of Covid-19 pneumonia.
In neighbouring Tirupur, 667 people were tested positive for Covid on Saturday, pushing the active cases up to 2,479. While 206 people recovered on the day, a 64-year-old person with hypertension and diabetes succumbed to the virus.
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