The number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu crossed the 8,000 mark by Monday evening. According to the daily media release issued by the Tamil Nadu Government, 798 persons tested positive for coronavirus in the State till Monday evening. With this, the number of cases detected so far has reached 8,002 in the State.
Though the spurt in the number was mind boggling ( from 2,757 patients on May 2 to 8,002 on May 11) , J Radhakrishnan , special nodal officer, Greater Chennai Corporation, has told the people on Sunday itself that the number of covid patients in the State in general and Chennai in particular would see an increase for a few more days and the general public need not panic.
The death toll in the State stood at 53 on Monday. But what shocked the people was that six persons succumbed to the pandemic on a single day. Out of the 53 fatalities, 32 are from Chennai.
Chennai registered 538 coronavirus positive cases out of the 798 cases registered on Monday. Till date 2, 051 persons have been discharged from hospitals , fully cured.
Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy, during the video conferencing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday has asked that train and air services from and to the State should not be resumed till May 31 due to the prevailing conditions.