Tamil Nadu saw 60 persons losing their lives to Covid-19 while 3,943 new patients getting diagnosed with the pandemic on Tuesday, according to the State Government’s media release.
Out of the 3,943 persons tested positive on Tuesday, Chennai alone accounted for 2, 393 cases. The dead include 57 patients who had co-morbid issues which means they were suffering from serious ailments like diabetes mellitus, kidney malfunctioning, hypertension and cardio vascular problems.
The press release said till date 90, 167 persons in the State were diagnosed with covid-19. As on Tuesday, there were 38,889 active cases in the State while 50,074 patients were cured from the pandemic and are back in their homes.
Tamil Nadu continued aggressive testing through 90 laboratories which tested 30,053 patients on Tuesday. The State has till date tested 1.1million persomere ns till date.
Chengalpet (160), Thiruvallur (153) , Kancheepuram (90) , Madurai (246) were the other districts which showed unabated increase in the number of coronavirus afflicted persons. M K Stalin, leader of opposition and DMK chief lambasted the Tamil Nadu Government for not releasing district-wise and hospital-wise details of testing. “The information given in the press releases issued by the Government on a daily basis are mere claims. Had the Chief Minister taken the effort to read the releases issued by me over the last three months and tried to follow the suggestions given in them, the State would not have seen such a situation like this,” said Stalin.
Dr C V Krishnaswami, Chennai’s octogenarian physician and leading diabetologist said he was at pains to understand the logic behind the Government extending the lockdown till July 5 and then shifting to the pre-June 19 mode. “The lockdown has seen the number of covid-19 patients going up to almost 4,000 per day. The sick has become more sick while the healthy has become more healthy. Had they allowed the people to move freely, such a scenario would not have happened. I do feel that the Tamil Nadu government has lost direction,” said Dr Krishnaswamy.