Forty-one persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the central zone on Friday, according to a bulletin issued by the health department.
While Tiruchi reported a dozen fresh cases, Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai had seven cases each. Six persons tested positive in Tiruvarur, three each in Karur and Nagapattinam, two in Pudukottai and one in Perambalur. There was no fresh case in Ariyalur on Friday.
Tiruchi district has the highest number of active cases in the region with 96 patients being treated, including home remedies for the infection. Mayiladuthurai had 73 active cases, Thanjavur 55, Tiruvarur 32, Perambalur 31, Karur 23, Pudukottai 18, Nagapattinam 16 and Ariyalur 12.