This story is from June 18, 2021

Nilgiris witnesses 65% drop in daily caseload

Nilgiris witnesses 65% drop in daily caseload
Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris witnessed 65% drop in daily Covid caseload in the last 10 days, while the number of active cases came down by 35%.
According to officials, the prevailing e-pass system played a major role in bringing down daily fresh cases.
While the daily caseload on June 8 stood at 498, the district reported 174 fresh cases on Thursday. The active cases in the registry on June 8 was 4,204 and it was 2,700 on Thursday.
The district reported one Covid death on the day, taking the toll to 141.
“Besides strict implementation of Covid protocols and focused testing for the virus, the e-pass system played a major role in curbing the daily caseload,” said deputy director of public health Dr P Balusamy. “As the number of visitors to the district is restricted, there have been no index cases of the virus in the past week. Also, there were no cases of local people with travel history reported in the past week.”
According to the health official, the cases reported in the past few days were of primary, secondary and tertiary contacts. “It is obvious that the transmission chain is being broken at various points. It is a relief that the crowd at Covid care centres is reducing.”
The case tally stood at 26,662 on the day. The district has seen 23,821 patients recovering so far, including 489 discharged on the day.
While 1,039 active cases are being treated in 19 Covid care centres, as many as 1,402 patients are in home quarantine. The Ooty Government Medical College and Hospital is treating 179 patients.
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