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Healthcare workers collect samples for the Covid-19 test from a patient in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)
GreaterChennai Corporation Special Nodal Officer for the region, J Radhakrishnan, told reporters that people need not have apprehensions about the increase in numbers as he only showed aggressive tests to detect infections to stop the spread.
- PTI Chennai
- Last update: May 10, 2020 9:06 PM IST
Tamil Nadu continued to witness an increase in COVID-19 cases with three more deaths and 669 fresh infections on Sunday, bringing the count to 7,204, but a senior official attributed the steady increase in recent days to aggressive testing and asked the people who had no fear. .
With the death of three men, the number of fatalities has increased to 47 in the State.
J Radhakrishnan, special nodal officer for the Greater Chennai Corporation region, told reporters that people need not be apprehensive about the increase in numbers, as he only showed aggressive tests to detect infections to stop the spread.
Throughout the week, the numbers may continue to be high in Chennai, considering more and more tests and emerging groups such as the Tiruvanmiyur market in southern Chennai and in view of some areas in northern Chennai, he said.
As for the Koyambedu market access point, “overall stability” has been achieved, the official said.
He did not, however, elaborate on the stability factor.
The official noted that families as a whole have tested positive in some areas of northern Chennai.
“Every person should be an anti-COVID-19 soldier and make a point to wear the mask without fail, like the way we wear underwear without fail,” he said, adding that during inspections they found that about 30 percent The people here don’t cover their faces.
Also emphasizing frequent hand washing, Radhakrishnan said authorities were encouraging the use of umbrellas to ensure social distancing in public spaces.
To date, 2.43,037 samples have been analyzed and today only 13,367 throat / nasal swab samples have been taken for examination and there are 53 laboratories (37 in government and 16 privately), according to a health department bulletin. .
While 135 people were discharged today after recovering from various hospitals in the State, the total number of people who have overcome the illness caused by the virus was 1,959.
In addition, there were a number of children younger than 12 years old among the newly infected, including a one-year-old girl.
A 55-year-old man and a 59-year-old man, both admitted to government medical schools here, and a 74-year-old man who received treatment at the nearby Chengelpet government hospital, succumbed to COVID-19.
The duo treated here had comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension, and deaths have brought COVID-19 deaths to 47 in Tamil Nadu.
Of the 669 infected, 412 were male and 257 female and were contacts.
In total, 7,204 people have been infected in the state to date, according to the bulletin.
Chennai represented 509 of the more than 600 new coronavirus cases, and a total of 3,839 people have been infected in the state capital alone.
Along with Chennai, the districts of Tiruvallur (337), Chengelpet (267) and Kancheepuram (122) which join the state capital in addition to Cuddalore (395) and Villupuram (299) also in the north of Tamil Nadu represent a huge 73 percent (approximately three-quarters) of the total of 7,204 cases in the State.
The central Tamil Nadu districts of Ariyalur and Perambalur have 275 and 104 cases respectively.
The southern districts of Tamil Nadu, such as Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli, have 24 and 90 cases, respectively, which are much lower than what is seen in the north and center of the state.
The sudden increase in the number of cases in Chennai and several other districts is attributed to the Koyambedu market, which emerged as a point of concern towards the end of April.
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