
Coimbatore reports 223 new COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
A total of 223 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Coimbatore district on Saturday.The Health Department said the district had 2,180 active cases on Saturday and 208 persons recovered from the dis
A total of 223 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Coimbatore district on Saturday. The Health Department said the district had 2,180 active cases on Saturday and 208 persons recovered from the disease. The district’s toll increased to 2,190 after a 60-year-old woman died of the disease. According to the Department, Coimbatore district had a test positivity rate of 2.1 % on Friday when 239 persons tested positive out of the 11,588 swab samples tested.More Related News

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