Even as Tamil Nadu reported 6,120 new Covid-19 cases, the daily tally in Chennai dropped below 1,000 for the first time in a month on Sunday with 927 new cases in the city.
The active cases across Tamil Nadu and Chennai are 1,21,828 and 17,865 respectively. With 26 more deaths in the state, the overall toll reached 37,759.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Coimbatore (911), Chengalpattu (531), Tiruppur (473), Salem (310), Tiruvallur (256) followed Chennai with the most number of cases.
Speaking to the reporters on Monday after inspecting the facility at the Kilpauk government medical college and hospital, health secretary J Radhakrishnan said that though test positivity rate was falling below 5 per cent in cities like Chennai, in other areas like Ranipet, Krishnagiri, it was still above 10 per cent.
“We are in a situation to pay close attention to districts like Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Tiruvallur that share borders with neighbouring states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh. This is applicable for tourist districts like The Nilgiris,” he said.
The secretary added that the number of Covid-19 patients admitted in hospitals has also come down.
“Of the total patients, 3 per cent have occupied normal beds, 6 per cent oxygen beds and 8 per cent ICU beds. As a whole, only four per cent of the infected persons require hospitalisation,” he added.
As per the data provided by the health department, 1.6 lakh people are due for their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Of the eligible population, more than four lakh people have been administered the precautionary dose in the state.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/daily-covid-cases-drop-below-1000-chennai-7761081/
