Nilgiris’Covid-19 tally breaches 800-mark

UDHAGAMANDALAM: With 36 new cases, the Nilgiris’ Covid-19 tally breached 800 on Saturday. As many as 18 patients were discharged. The district accounts for 150 active cases with a recovery rate above 80%. The total cases registered is 802.
The new cases, including 19 women, were from Ooty, Coonoor, Gudalur, Cherambadi and villages such as Adhikaratty, Kuruthukuli and Sholur.
With four cases recorded from the Madras Regimental Centre in Wellington, the defence area is emerging as a hotspot.As many as 18 cases are contacts of positive cases with travel history.