
171 new COVID cases reported in TS
The Hindu
One person succumbs to virus
The State logged 171 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,75,319 on Friday. One patient succumbed to the virus and the cumulative death count was 3,987.
As per the bulletin released by State Public Health and Family Welfare, 167 patients have recovered from the infection and the overall recovery numbers are 6,67,798.
While 3,534 persons were kept in isolation or under treatment, reports of 1,298 patients are awaited, and about 38,700 samples have been tested.

The procedure of endoscopic removal of stone and blockage from the bile duct, followed by placement of Common Bile Duct (CBD) stent, widely practised in leading medical institutions and private hospitals, was performed for the first time at Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital on a 10-year-old girl.












