Coronavirus | 19 Tamil Nadu districts report fewer than 10 cases each
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673 individuals take a look at optimistic for the an infection; variety of samples examined crosses 1.50 crore
As many as 19 districts recorded fewer than 10 cases of COVID-19, at the same time as 673 individuals examined optimistic for the an infection in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. While Perambalur continued to report nil contemporary cases, Chennai, for the second consecutive day, recorded much less than 200 cases.
The variety of samples examined crossed 1.50 crore. As many as 62,683 samples have been examined in 24 hours, taking the full determine to 1,50,08,259.
The new cases took the State’s general tally to eight,28,287. As many as 821 individuals have been discharged after therapy, taking the full variety of recoveries to eight,09,392. Six extra individuals succumbed to the an infection, taking the toll to 12,242. A complete of 6,653 individuals are presently present process therapy.
In Chennai, 192 individuals (together with an imported case) examined optimistic for the an infection and two individuals died. The metropolis accounts for a complete of two,28,368 COVID-19 cases and 4,054 deaths. Coimbatore reported 71 cases, whereas Chengalpattu had 55 cases. There have been 32 cases in Tiruvallur and 30 in Salem. Districts together with Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Ranipet, Theni, Thoothukudi and Virudhunagar reported fewer than 10 cases each. Five returnees from West Bengal and Karnataka examined optimistic for the an infection.
All six individuals who died had co-morbidities. A 75-year-old man from Tiruchi with diabetes and hypertension was admitted to a personal hospital with complaints of cough and issue in respiration on January 11. He died the subsequent day on account of acute respiratory misery syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia.
A complete of 221 individuals returned from the UK between January 8 and 13. Of this, 114 have been traced and examined. Two of them examined optimistic and 92 examined adverse. Results of 20 individuals have been awaited.
Earlier, 2,146 individuals who returned from the U.K. between November 25 and December 23 have been traced and examined. Of them, 24 have been discovered to be contaminated and a pair of,122 have been adverse.
Till date, 26 U.K. returnees and 20 of their contacts have examined optimistic for the an infection. Sixteen main and an equal variety of contact cases examined adverse on follow-up RT-PCR pattern testing. They have been discharged and saved beneath house quarantine, in keeping with the bulletin issued by the Health Department.
Covaxin arrives
The State has obtained 20,000 doses of Covaxin, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech. The vaccines have been saved on the State Vaccine Store in Chennai. Officials mentioned the distribution of the vaccine was nonetheless being determined.
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