nFor the seventh day in succession, Tamil Nadu tested more than 3,000 positive cases for coronavirus while the death toll too continued to be on the higher side. On Wednesday 3,882 persons were diagnosed with covid-19 in the State while 63 patients succumbed to the pandemic on a single day.
A medical bulletin issued by the Tamil Nadu Government said the total number of persons diagnosed with the pandemic till date reached 94, 049. As on Wednesday, there were 39, 856 patients all over the State while 52, 926 persons have been cured of the pandemic till date and discharged from hospitals. Tamil Nadu’s death toll reached 1,264 on Wednesday, said the release.
Out of the 63 patients who succumbed to covid-19 on Wednesday, 55 died with comorbidities.
The State Government continued with its aggressive testing through 91 laboratories across Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, 30, 571 persons were tested while till date 1.14 million people across the State has been tested, making Tamil Nadu one of the leading States with aggressive testing.
Chennai continued to top the list of districts with the highest number of persons diagnosed with coronavirus. Out of the 3,882 persons tested positive on Wednesday 2,182 were from Chennai. The neighboring districts of Chengalpet accounted for 226 cases, while Thiruvallur (147) and Kancheepuram (86) showed some decline. Madurai (297) and Salem (162) are the new cause of worry for health professionals as there has been no let up in the number of patients in these districts.
While 11, 294 persons in the 60+ age group were afflicted with coronavirus, it is the population within the 13 to 60 age group which took a major brunt of the virus in the State. 78, 138 persons in this age group were afflicted with the pandemic.
Though Tamil Nadu has been seeing the return of many expatriates and people from other parts of the country to the State, it has not caused a major issue in the State. On Wednesday only 75 persons who returned to the State from foreign countries as well as other parts of the country tested positive for covid-19.
Dr K Kolanda Swamy, former director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine , Government of Tamil Nadu said the utmost care has to be observed in the present phase of the pandemic. “Avoid close contact between persons staying even in the same house. Maintain at least two meters distance if separate rooms are not available in the house. Avoid visitors and relatives. Use electronic mode of communications to the extent possible,” Dr Kolanda Swamy told The Pioneer.
He said it was not fair to expect that the lock down would bring down the number of cases.