Madurai / Trichy: Madurai reported 14 new Covid-19 cases and 15 recovery on Thursday pushing the number of active cases down to 145.
The death of Lone Covid-19 in the southern region was a 63-year-old woman from Madurai.
Meanwhile, Trichy reported 48 fresh cases and 54 releases lowered the number of active cases to 587 of 597 on Wednesday.
Trichy also recorded death to push toll to 1.003, the highest in the central TN.
Four Siddha Medical College government students in Pallayamkottai were tested positively on Thursday.
Drive disinfection is carried out in medical colleges and hospitals and samples are collected from more students.
Ten southern districts reported 134 new cases.
This region has 130 recovery and 1,328 active cases.
Kanyakumari (25) has the highest number of fresh cases in the region, followed by Sivagangai (23), Ramanathapuram (2), Theni (8), Tenkasi (8) and Dindigul (9).
Nine regencies were recorded 233 fresh cases on Thursday.
Three deaths were recorded in Thanjavur and two in Pulajottai on Thursday took the victim to 4,073 in the central area.
The number of fixed releases is 337 on Thursday.
The active case fell to 3,352 of 3,462.