No fresh COVID-19 case in Ariyalur, Perambalur

Two districts, Ariyalur and Perambalur, recorded no fresh case of COVID-19 on Sunday, at the same time as 470 individuals examined optimistic for the an infection in the State.

One particular person every in Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Kallakurichi had been discovered to have contracted the virus.

The variety of lively circumstances in the State stands at 4,260. A complete of 8,45,120 individuals have examined optimistic for the an infection to this point.

As many as 479 extra individuals had been discharged after therapy from numerous well being amenities on Sunday. Six deaths had been recorded, taking the toll to 12,419.

Of the 1,872 passengers who returned from the United Kingdom between January 8 and February 14, as many as 1,632 individuals have been traced and examined. While seven examined optimistic, 1,601 examined adverse. The outcomes of 24 travellers are awaited, and the tracing of different passengers is beneath approach.

Public well being officers mentioned a communication from a laboratory in Bengaluru had recognized, by means of complete genome sequencing, 9 individuals, together with six returnees and their contacts, as having contracted the U.K. variant of the an infection.

All the 9 individuals examined adverse on follow-up RT-PCR exams completed as per the usual working process, and had been discharged. They are beneath house quarantine.

In Chennai district, 140 new circumstances had been recognized and 160 individuals had been discharged after therapy. The district additionally recorded one dying. As of date, 1,559 individuals are present process therapy, both in healthcare amenities or at house. As many as 2,33,334 individuals have contracted the an infection and a pair of,27,652 individuals have been discharged after therapy until date. A complete of 4,123 deaths have occurred in the district.

Coimbatore district recorded 45 new circumstances and Chengalpattu 43.

While one particular person’s dying was recorded as having occurred as a result of an infection, 5 others died of problems arising from pre-existing circumstances.

A 44-year-old man from Kanniyakumari, who examined optimistic for COVID-19 on February 6, was admitted on the identical day to a personal hospital in Nagercoil with complaints of fever, cough and respiration problem for 2 days. He died on February 13 and docs recorded his dying as having occurred as a consequence of COVID-19 pneumonia.