Steep rise in number of COVID-19 cases in southern districts
The Hindu
MADURAIWith the beginning of the New Year, the number of COVID-19 cases in five of the 10 southern districts — Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Sivaganga, Raman
MADURAI
With the beginning of the New Year, the number of COVID-19 cases in five of the 10 southern districts — Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Theni and Dindigul — has increased steeply after a long gap, according to doctors in the government hospitals here on Saturday.
The daily COVID-19 table released by the State government on Saturday showed a steep increase in the number of active cases in Thoothukudi (from 95 on December 31, 2021 to 128 on January 1). Similarly, Tirunelveli showed a rise from 60 to 85, Virudhunagar from 61 to 83, Kanniyakumari had 132 on Friday and rose to 148 on Saturday.