Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris, where less than 500 people were tested positive for Covid-19 for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, seems to be recording a declining trend in the fresh cases.
The hill retreat added 489 Covid-19 cases on the day, taking the tally to 23,859, of which 4,109 are active cases.
With 583 patients getting discharged from various treatment centres on the day, the number of recovered patients has gone up to 19,625 in the district.
The Covid-19 toll, meanwhile, went up by one to 125.
A health official said around 50% of the 4,109 active cases was in home quarantine.
The remaining patients are undergoing treatment in the government hospitals and Covid care centres in the district.