District records 324 new cases, Covid-19 tally surpasses 7K

Coimbatore: With 324 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the district crossed the 7,000 mark just four days after it recorded 6,000 cases.
While the total number of Covid-19 cases stands at 7,296, with 150 of them being discharged, there are 1,738 people still under treatment. The district also recorded eight more deaths, taking the toll to 140.
While three of the eight victims died in private hospitals, four of them died at ESI Medical College and Hospital.One of them died in Coimbatore Medical College Hospital on Monday.
Corporation officials said they have found a cluster in Rathinapuri, where more than seven people tested positive, including five from a family in Kannapanagar and a mother-daughter duo from MGR Nagar. Two more people from Syrian Church Road tested positive.
Six people from Gandhipuram, including three from 100 Feet Road, have also tested positive. Eight people from two different parts of Ganapathy also tested positive. Besides this, a family of three living in Perumal Kovil Street in Vilankurichi, including a nine-year-old girl, has tested positive.
The remaining cases are spread across Kuniyamuthur, which saw more than 10 new cases, Ukkadam, Siddhapudur, Periyanaickenpalayam, Cheranmanagar, JRD Garden, Kovaipudur, Peelamedu, Big Bazaar Street, Selvapuram, Ponnaiarajapuram, Town Hall, Vadavalli and Ammankulam among others.