Salem, Erode report new Covid cases

Salem/Erode: With people returning from various states, especially Maharashtra, the number of Covid-19 cases has suddenly gone up in Salem district, which saw 39 of them testing positive on Thursday alone.

Besides the returnees, two other new cases were reported in the district on Thursday and Friday.

“They don’t have any previous travel history in the past 28 days. Health department officials are tracing their contacts and family members,” Salem collector S A Raman said.

According to him, the district has 62 active patients now, while its Covid-19 tally has gone up to 107.

Similarly, Erode district registered its second positive case of this month on Friday after eight days of Covid-19 free run. A returnee from Chennai, the patient is a 35-year-old woman who had taken a flight to Salem airport on Wednesday from where she travelled to the district.

Dr S Soundammal, deputy director of public health, said, “Health officials had collected her throat swab for Covid-19 test at the Salem airport. The results came today (Friday). We have admitted her to the IRT government hospital in Perundurai. Her condition is stable.”