Chennai’s tally breaches two-lakh mark

While recent instances have been on the decline, Chennai’s tally on Sunday crossed the two-lakh mark, with 686 extra individuals testing constructive for COVID-19. It took three months for the town so as to add one lakh extra instances, taking its tally to 2,00,533.

The State recorded 2,504 recent instances, taking its tally to 7,27,026. Another 3,644 individuals have been discharged, and 30 extra individuals succumbed to the an infection. With this, a complete of 6,94,880 individuals have been discharged thus far, even because the toll touched 11,152. Active instances dipped additional to twenty,994.

Coimbatore reported 248 instances, Chengalpattu 145 and Tiruvallur 136. A complete of 110 individuals examined constructive for COVID-19 in Salem, whereas the remaining 32 districts noticed lower than 100 instances. This included Erode with 98 instances and Tiruppur with 85. Ramanathapuram and Tenkasi had the least variety of instances (three every).

Chennai, Coimbatore, Chengalpattu, Salem, Tiruvallur, Tiruppur and Kancheepuram are the districts which have reported a better variety of instances within the final seven days. As per information obtainable with the Health Department, positivity fee has been declining throughout the State. In the final 4 weeks, the positivity fee dropped from 9.7% (October 2-8) to six.8% (October 23-29) in Chennai. Similarly, in Coimbatore, the positivity fee declined from 8.7% (October 2-8) to five.6% (October 23-29).

However, the festive season has sounded an alarm within the Health Department. “We should not be complacent, keeping in mind the situation in Europe, the U.S. and a few States in the country itself. Due to the festival season and a tendency to shop, all have been directed to follow the standard operating procedures,” an official of the Department stated.

He added that campaigns stressing significance of sporting masks had been intensified. “We have also asked district-level officials to conduct strict fever surveillance and ensure that clusters, if any, are immediately followed up with intensive contact tracing, testing and containment. We should keep emphasising on COVID-19-appropriate behaviour,” he stated.

Of the 30 deceased, 15 individuals died in non-public hospitals and an equal variety of individuals in authorities amenities. Chennai accounted for 11 of those deaths, adopted by 5 in Kancheepuram. Coimbatore recorded no deaths.

This included two individuals of their 30s. A 31-year-old man from Chennai, who had diabetes, hypertension and continual kidney illness, was admitted to a personal hospital, with complaints of fever for six days and cough for 2 days on October 22. He died on October 31 because of acute respiratory misery syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia.

The second individual — a 33-year-old man from Chengalpattu — had systemic hypertension, diabetes and continual kidney illness. He was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on October 29, however he died on October 31 because of COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure.

One extra non-public laboratory — the Molecular Lab at Karpagam Hospital, Coimbatore — was permitted for COVID-19 testing. As of date, there are a complete of 203 testing amenities within the State.