328 fresh cases recorded in central region
The Hindu
The central region reported 328 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Six more people, three each from Tiruchi and Tiruvarur districts, succumbed to the infection, according to the bulletin issued by t
The central region reported 328 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Six more people, three each from Tiruchi and Tiruvarur districts, succumbed to the infection, according to the bulletin issued by the Department of Health. Thanjavur continued to remain the only district to report more than 100 cases a day among the nine districts in the region. On Thursday, 112 persons tested positive for the virus and 55 fresh cases were reported in neighbouring Tiruchi. Nagapattinam district reported 38 fresh cases and Tiruvarur was close behind with 35 new patients. Thirty-one persons tested positive in Pudukottai, 18 in Ariyalur and 16 each in Karur and Mayiladuthurai. Perambalur continued to report the least number of cases in the region adding only seven more positive cases on Thursday.The fear of being caught for traffic rule violation has indeed compelled many two-wheeler riders to wear helmets. But one cursory look at riders at any traffic junction in Bengaluru shows that more than half the riders have on their heads non-standard helmets, designed solely to evade the eye of law, with little concern for the safety of their own heads.
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