Curbs eased, Tamil Nadu Covid count may go up: Officials – Times of India

CHENNAI: After crossing the 6,000 mark for two days, fresh Covid-19 cases in the state dropped to 5,956 on Monday while 91 deaths were reported. At the end of the day, there were 52,578 people still under treatment.
In August, the state reported 1,82,182 cases and 3,387 deaths compared to 1,55,692 cases and 2,289 deaths in July.
Officials say, cases are likely to increase as the state is opening more business and entertainment activities. “The only way to stop this is to wear masks and maintain social distancing. The state will ensure there is aggressive testing and isolation of positive cases,” said health secretary J Radhakrishnan.
The state has also urged Covid-19 patients with comorbidities to report to a hospital for early treatment. “At least 32% of patients who succumbed to the infection had both diabetes and hypertension, while 24% of them had just diabetes. In most patients where these two disorders are not under control, there are severe complications,” he said.
While fresh cases in Chennai are plateauing, the curve in western district is now going up. On Monday, Coimbatore had 589 cases, and Salem 497. Like fresh cases, Coimbatore also had the most deaths, 14, after Chennai, 19.
Chennai reported the maximum number of fresh cases, 1,150 fresh cases, and the adjoining three districts Chengalpet (347), Kancheepuram (187) and Tiruvallur (299) together added 833 cases and 16 deaths.
The seven other northern districts added 985 cases – with 307 cases in Cuddalore followed by 176 in Villupuram, 140 in Thiruvannamalai, 125 in Vellore and 124 in Ranipet. Vellore reported eight deaths.
The ten districts in the south reported 887 cases. While 129 were reported from Dindigul, 127 were from Madurai, 111 from Tuticorin and 98 from Kanyakumari.
Among the 656 cases in the central districts, there were 125 in Thanjavur, 113 in Thiruvarur, 105 in Nagapattinam, 95 in Trichy, 86 in Pudukottai and 75 in Ariyalur.