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In what appears to be a glimpse of possible irregularities in the data related to COVID-19 cases across the State, glaring mismatches have cropped up in the death toll in Coimbatore district.
Cross-checking of COVID-19 related data shared by the district administration with the data shared by the State Health Department in the daily bulletin have shown mismatches in death toll. It was also found that the media bulletin has been listing COVID-19 deaths days after their actual dates.
As per the daily statement issued by the District Public Relations Office (DPRO), four people died of COVID-19 in Coimbatore district between April 20 and 26. However, the bulletin issued by the Health Department reported eight COVID-19 deaths (all at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital). According to district administration, a total of 46 private healthcare facilities, two government medical colleges, including CMCH, and government hospitals are treating COVID-19 patie
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April 28, 2021 00:01 IST
It is alleged that bodies are kept in the open at the back of CMCH building
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Other than its staff, doctors and kin of the deceased, the mortuary at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital is frequented by ambulance drivers and police personnel.
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It is alleged that bodies are kept in the open at the back of CMCH building
A section of people working in the mortuary of the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) have alleged that bodies of COVID-19 victims’ are often kept in the open at the back of the building.
Coimbatore breached the 1,000-case mark for the second consecutive day on Sunday, registering a record 1,038 fresh cases on a single day.
Out of the 73,199 total cases till Sunday, as many as 5,825 fresh cases were added in the last seven days alone, one of the fastest spikes seen by a district in Tamil Nadu, next only to Chennai and Chengalpet.
Incidentally, the number of people who got discharged on a single was also a record-high, as 1,267 people walked home after treatment from government and private healthcare facilities.
Death rate in Coimbatore was much lower than other districts, which are seeing a high number of cases. Chennai has recorded 167 deaths since April 18 and Chengalpet witnessed 45 deaths during the same period. However, Coimbatore which had cases similar to that of Chengalpet, reported only seven deaths in the last one week, according to the bulletin released by the state health department.
Body of Tiruchi native murdered near Vadavalli exhumed
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The remains of Kumar was exhumed in the presence of Perur tahsildar Jayaseelan.
The decomposed parts were shifted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.
The Vadavalli police had on Saturday arrested P. Senthilkumar (38) of Sundapalayam in connection with the murder. Kumar had been working as a barber in a salon run by Senthilkumar at Oonapalayam.
According to the police, Kumar stayed with another barber Nandakumar (40) from Manapparai in a room behind a chicken stall run by Senthilkumar at Oonapalayam.
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For the second consecutive day, the daily caseload of COVID-19 remained above the 1,000-mark in Coimbatore district on Sunday.
The district reported 1,038 new cases on Sunday, taking the number of active cases to 6,757.
The Health Department said that 724 persons recovered from the disease on Sunday.
The district’s death toll increased to 714 after a 53-year-old man died at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital on April 23.
Tiruppur district on Sunday reported 376 new cases. It had 2,404 active cases and 265 persons got discharged from hospitals on Sunday.
In the Nilgiris, 79 people tested positive on Sunday.
With the latest infections, the total number of confirmed cases in the district stands at 9,604. The number of deaths in the district stood at 51 on Sunday while 478 people are undergoing treatment.