This story is from September 23, 2021

CIT turns into Covid-19 cluster, closed for now

CIT turns into Covid-19 cluster, closed for now
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), which has turned into a Covid-19 cluster with 19 students testing positive for the virus so far, was closed on Wednesday for an indefinite period. CIT sandwich polytechnic college on the same campus has also been closed indefinitely. Teachers have been instructed to take online classes for other students until further notice.

The first case at CIT had surfaced on September 16 when a day scholar was tested positive for the virus. Later, five of his contacts, who were staying in the hostel, were found to be infected. Health officials have collected 700 swab samples from the college so far.
The district, meanwhile, reported 235 fresh cases of Covid on the day, even as 237 patients were discharged from various treatment centres, bringing the active cases slightly down to 2,165. While the district has seen 2,40,915 Covid cases so far, 2,36,430 of them have recovered. The district also recorded a Covid death on the day, pushing the toll to 2,320.
In Tirupur, 101 people were tested positive for the virus on the day, taking the tally to 92,307, of which 937 are active cases. At least 71 patients were discharged on the day. With this, the number of recovered patients has gone up to 90,420.
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