coimbatore the district continues to report around 180 to 200 fever cases daily most of the flu cases are being diagnosed at the fever camps which the health department has been conducting daily since march 10 around 100 fever camps are being conducted every day in the districtp aruna deputy director of health services said there was no need to panic the fever cases are not spreading at an alarming rate for a district with a population of 40 lakh reporting 180 to 200 cases a day isnt a cause for concern the health department is keeping a close watch on the fever cases every day around 3000 to 5000 people are being screened at the fever camps dailyshe however said the fever cases among the children elderly people and pregnant women were a concern all the schools have been instructed to inform the health department about fever cases we have directed the village health nurses to monitor all antenatal mothers and guide them if anyone has feverdr a nirmala dean coimbatore medical college and hospital said while they were treating around 4000 outpatients a day only 28 of them were treated for fever on wednesday this isnt alarming at allshe said beds were being allocated for fever cases as a precautionary measure to meet any sudden sprout in the cases those with mild symptoms can stay at home on medication after consulting a doctor only those who have severe symptoms need hospitalizationdistrict collector kranti kumar pati said there was no abnormality in the number of fever cases in coimbatore compared to other districts while there is no need to panic people have to be cautiousaccording to aruna coimbatore continues to report a higher number of covid19 cases people have to isolate themselves and wear a face mask to prevent further spread of the infection the health department has increased testing and is monitoring the situation closelyanother health official said while only 10 covid cases were reported a day on an average last week 13 cases were reported on tuesday test positivity rate has also increased to 19 from 17