Central districts record 821 new cases and three deaths

Central districts on Thursday recorded 821 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on account of the virus. All three patients, who died of COVID-19 related implications, were from Nagapattinam distric

Central districts on Thursday recorded 821 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on account of the virus. All three patients, who died of COVID-19 related implications, were from Nagapattinam district. A 61-year-old female from Nagapattinam, who was admitted to the Government Periyar Hospital in Mayiladuthurai on April 9 with complaints of fever for four days, died on Wednesday due to acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia. She had no co-morbidities prior to the hospitalisation. Similarly, a 72-year old male from Nagapattinam with type-II diabetes mellitus, who was admitted to the Government Hospital in Nagapattinam on April 2, died on Wednesday. He also died of acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia.