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COIMBATORE: As many as 93 dengue cases have been reported from the district in the last 28 days.
Six dengue patients, including two children, were admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, dean in-charge Dr P Kalidas said.
Most cases are reported from the corporation limit, from densely populated parts including Peelamedu, Singanallur, Nanjundapuram, Rathinapuri and Ganapathy. “We are seeing isolated cases from the east zone and north zone, but no clusters yet,” city health officer Dr A Raja said. “Whenever we see a case, we immediately check for fever cases in the neighbourhood, take up peridomestic anti-breeding activities like cleaning of stagnant drains and using bleaching powder,” he said.
COIMBATORE: A 43-year-old life convict, who was undergoing imprisonment in Coimbatore Central Prison, died of a sudden illness on Thursday night.
The deceased has been identified as P Murugasamy of Udumalpet in Tirupur district. He was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in October 2018 for abducting and raping a nine-year-old girl. A mahila court sentenced him to life imprisonment in April 2019.
Prison sources said the man complained of breathing difficulties on Thursday night and used an inhaler. Around 11:30pm, he collapsed.
“After providing first aid in the prison hospital, the man was taken to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where doctors examined him and declared that he had been brought dead,” an official said.
State logs 509 infections and 6 fatalities
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Ramanathapuram sees no new case, while 5 districts record one each; 531 persons discharged
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Ramanathapuram sees no new case, while 5 districts record one each; 531 persons discharged
The State recorded 509 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, even as Ramanathapuram district saw no new case and five others Perambalur, Tenkasi, Theni, Tirupattur and Villupuram reported one infection each.
A total of 24 districts recorded fewer than 10 cases each. This included Madurai (nine), Tiruvannamalai (two), Tirunelveli (eight), Tiruchi (nine) and Virudhunagar (three). A total of 148 persons tested positive for the infection in Chennai, 57 in Coimbatore and 48 in Chengalpattu. There were 28 cases in Tiruvallur, 21 each in Salem and Tiruppur and 20 in Erode.
Man killed in elephant attack in Coimbatore district
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Officials believe a lone tusker attacked the 47-year-old when he visited a temple near a reserve forest near Narasipuram
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Officials believe a lone tusker attacked the 47-year-old when he visited a temple near a reserve forest near Narasipuram
Forest Department officials on Friday found the body of a man who was killed by an elephant near Narasipuram in Coimbatore district.
Coimbatore District Police sources said the man Karthi (47), a resident of Selvapuram in the Coimbatore City Police limits, is believed to have visited a temple near a reserve forest near Narasipuram, Pooluvapatti Forest Range, on Thursday evening, when he was attacked by a lone tusker. He suffered injuries and died on the spot. The body was sent to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for an autopsy on Friday and Alandurai police have registered a case.
Staff nurses stage protest at CMCH
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They demand the one-month’s special pay promised by the State Government
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They demand the one-month’s special pay promised by the State Government Staff nurses working at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) staged a demonstration wearing black badges here on Friday demanding the one-month’s special pay promised by the State government.
State vice-president of Tamil Nadu Government Nurses Association P. Tharakeswari, who led the protest, said that the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had announced in March 2020 that one-month’s special pay would be given for healthcare workers on COVID-19 duty.