This story is from August 6, 2021

Nilgiris records 29 per cent drop in active Covid cases in 10 days

The Nilgiris has recorded a 29% dip in active Covid-19 cases in the past 10 days, when the district had logged 404 fresh cases and 654 discharges.
Nilgiris records 29 per cent drop in active Covid cases in 10 days
As per the data, at least 2,800 swab samples are collected daily in the district for Covid-19 testing. (Representative image)
UDHAGAMANDALAM: The Nilgiris has recorded a 29% dip in active Covid-19 cases in the past 10 days, when the district had logged 404 fresh cases and 654 discharges.
As per the data available with the health department, the active Covid cases in the hill retreat had come down to 503 on Wednesday, from 701 on July 26.
Dr P Balusamy, deputy director of public health, said the micro containment zones in panchayats and municipality areas had helped curtail the virus transmission.
“We were too swift to track primary and secondary contacts. And this helped contain the contagion further.”
According to him, around 40 to 50 people are testing positive for the virus daily in the district. On Thursday, the Nilgiris reported 47 fresh cases of Covid.
The district administration has, meanwhile, tightened the precautionary measures and implemented a strict procedure at check posts for Keralites to enter the district. “The visitors from Kerala should produce a Covid negative certificate. For the people of Tamil Nadu returning from Kerala, swab samples would be taken and they would be kept in isolation till the results are out,” Balusamy said.
Random samples are also taken from the people from other districts entering the Nilgiris. “We are taking all the possible precautionary measures to contain the transmission of the virus,” the official said.
As per the data, at least 2,800 swab samples are collected daily in the district for Covid-19 testing. The door-to-door survey is also being carried out ward wise across the district to check for Covid symptoms among the residents.
While the district has tested 6, 40,537 swab samples so far, 30,755 of them were turned out to be positive for the virus. Of them, 30,083 have recovered till date. At least 182 patients have succumbed to the virus in the district as well. It’s the lowest Covid toll in the state. The district’s death rate is only 0.59%, against the state’s 1.33%.
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