Salem, Erode see biggest spike in fresh cases in west

Salem, Erode see biggest spike in fresh cases in west

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Salem/Erode:  18.08.2020

Salem district recorded all-time high of 268 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day on Monday. Similarly, Erode district logged its highest single day count of 137 cases, reporting for the first time cases in three digits.

While Salem recorded 1,537 cases in July, the case count for this month so far is already 1,649.

On a positive note, 4,364 patients have been discharged against among the total of 6,185 cases reported in the district, Dr J Nirmalson, deputy director of Salem district health services, said. The death toll stands at 77 in the district.

After Salem, Erode district registered highest number of cases in the region on Monday. “While around half the cases were contacts of patients already infected, sources of infection for another half were yet to traced,” Dr S Soundammal, deputy director of Erode district health services told TOI. She also said more number of people aged above 50 was getting infected compared to other age groups. “Repeated appeals to people above 50 years to stay home have not been heeded, leading to spike in cases among the age group.”