Madurai / Trichy: The number of cases of Covid-19 active in Madurai rose to 4,170 after the district added more than 600 cases for the second day in a row on Tuesday.
Trichy noted swimming with 471 new cases on Tuesday, lower than Monday 495.
The number of active cases in Trichy Regency rose to 3,440.
The number of cases in the Madurai district crosses a sign of 4,000 after 218 days.
The last time the district had more than 4,000 active cases on June 14.
It recorded 643 cases on Tuesday, which was the highest in a day since May 31 last year.
The number of recovery in this district also rose to 461 on Tuesday.
The only Covid-19 death recorded in Madurai was a 61 year old man.
Two other deaths in the 10 southern districts are each in Kankumumari and Tuticorin.
3,351 new cases were added in the southern region on Tuesday as the area recorded more than 3,000 new cases for the second day in a row.
The case of Tuesday was the highest in this region a day since June 6 last year.
The death toll in the Trichy district jumped to 1,110 with three more victims on Tuesday.
The district issued 338 patients.
Trichy who has the highest number of positive cases of 83,887 which was disposed of 79,337 patients so far.
Central region consisting of nine districts including Trichy posted 1661 new cases.
On Monday, this area added 1,530 cases with the number.
The region has 9,854 active cases higher than Monday 8,987.
This area raises 796 patients on Tuesday.
The death toll in this region rose to 4,569 from 4566.