Nilgiris records 320 new cases, 1 death

Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris district witnessed a significant decline in new Covid-19 cases in the last two days. On Wednesday, the hill district reported 320 new cases, taking the tally to 13,747 even as 170 patients recovered and were discharged.
As many as 11,251 patients have recovered so far in the district. The district showed a dip in recovery rate, which stood at 81.8%.
The district also reported one death on the day.Six Covid deaths were reported in the last three days.
Of the 2,432 active cases, half are kept in home quarantine and being monitored. The remaining patients are treated at health facilities including government and private hospitals, and Covid care centres across the district.
According to health officials, there is no oxygen shortage in government hospitals and sufficient beds are available for emergency cases.