Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris district recorded 139 positive cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, taking the tally to 27,464.
With 381 patients getting discharged from various treatment centres on the day, the number of recovered patients in the hill retreat has shot up to 25,921.
Presently, there are 1,391 active Covid-19 case in the district.
The Covid toll also rose by two to 152 on the day.
Meanwhile, voluntary organizations at Coonoor, in collaboration with the district administration, have launched a Covid care helpline to provide information and guidance to the local citizens on RT-PCR test centres, ambulance services, government and private hospitals treating Covid in the locality, doctor-on-call, home delivery of medicines/groceries/food, vaccination centres, funeral services, and field volunteers to deliver essential goods.
The helpline – 934-249-9889 – services would be available round the clock.
“This initiative is aimed at supplementing and complimenting the efforts of the government to take the load off 1077, the official helpline for Covid care in the district,” said a source.