Sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in region

Sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in region

The Hindu

The central districts on Monday reported 117 fresh COVID-19 cases, 58 of whom hailed from Thanjavur district. A cluster has been reported at a college in Tiruchi as 15 students tested positive. This is the first time that over 100 cases were being reported in the region this year. A death due to the virus was reported in Nagapattinam district. Thanjavur reported 58 fresh cases on Monday, continuing the trend of reporting a spike in the number of patients testing positive. Among the 58 in Thanjavur were four parents of the students of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ammapettai. The patients were undergoing treatment at Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, Tiruvarur Government Hospital and at private hospitals in the district.
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