Only 60 new Covid-19 cases recorded in Nilgiris

Udhagamandalam: Showing a declining trend in the past one week, the Nilgiris district recorded only 60 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the tally to 6,149, even as 129 patients recovered and were discharged.
The district also recorded a Covid death. An 80-year-old woman from Aruvankadu succumbed to the virus at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.With this, the toll stands at 36.
The hill district has seen 5,554 Covid patients recovering so far. As many as 559 patients are still under treatment at various health facilities. While 19 patients are being treated at ESI hospital and CMCH, six patients are taking treatment at private hospitals. The number of patients kept in home quarantine stands at 68.
The remaining cases are treated at government facilities in Ooty, Coonoor and Gudalur, besides Covid care centres.
Among the new cases, 20 people tested positive after travelling to other districts.