Coimbatore reports 116 new COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
Coimbatore district reported 116 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the overall tally to 2,46,660. The Health Department reported three new deaths, causing the district’s toll to touch 2,415. The
Coimbatore district reported 116 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the overall tally to 2,46,660.
The Health Department reported three new deaths, causing the district’s toll to touch 2,415. The district had 1,301 active cases and 124 patients were discharged on Saturday. The positivity rate of the district was 1.2%. Tiruppur district reported 69 fresh cases, which increased its case tally to 95,336. The district had 728 active cases and 51 persons recovered on Saturday. The positivity rate of the district was 1.4%
The Nilgiris district reported 17 new cases and the tally stood at 33,546. The district had 197 active cases and 29 patients were discharged.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.