Across the three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.10% of the infected persons lost their lives in Tamil Nadu, says data shared by the State heath department.
Among the districts in the State, the Nilgiris had the lowest case fatality rate (CFR) at 0.54%. Of the 42,094 persons who were infected here, 227 succumbed to the infection. Among the larger towns, Erode had the lowest fatality rate at 0.55%. Of the 1,32,655 infected persons, as many as 732 died. On the other hand, Vellore had the highest case fatality rate at 2.05%, where 57,264 persons were infected and 1,173 persons succumbed to the infection. Coimbatore, Kallakurichi, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Sivagangai, Tiruvarur, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Villupuram and Virudhunagar recorded a CFR of less than 1%.
