CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu logged 2,516 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, but the number of people tested for the viral infection dropped by at least 6,000 compared to Sunday. The case tally rose to 64,603, and the official toll in the state reached 833 with 39 more deaths registered.
The number of people tested for the viral infection came down to 23,921 on Tuesday from 29,963 on Sunday and 25,234 on Monday. “With the intense lockdown and solar eclipse, many people did not come for tests. Chennai has a capacity of doing 14,000 tests daily. We will be doing at least 10,000 from tomorrow,” said health secretary J Radhakrishnan.
While Chennai added 1,380 positive cases, Chengalpet reported 146 cases, Tiruvallur 156 and Kancheepuram 59 cases. On the eve of a complete lockdown, Madurai, reported 137 cases. Theni reported 48 cases, Dindigul 44 and Sivaganga 20. In the north, Tiruvannamalai reported 110 cases and Cuddalore 29. “Chennai remains our worst-hit district. Experts say testing and isolating positive people is the only effective tool for prevention. We are using it extensively during lockdown,” the health secretary said.
While health workers and mobile clinics will fan out to different parts of Chennai to screen people, all government labs have been told to run three shifts. “We have even promised cash incentives for staff who work late night shifts,” the health secretary said. Private labs have also been asked to ramp up screening. Patients with at least one of symptom for the viral infection are taken up for screening across all labs.
As cases are increasing, the state is ramping up testing facilities in districts such as Madurai, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Ranipet. On Tuesday, all districts, barring Tirupur and Ariyalur, recorded fresh cases. The state is also seeking assistance from central government institutions such as JIPMER in Puducherry so more people in Cuddalore district can be tested. At present, Cuddalore district uses the testing facility in Government Rajah Muthiah Medical College.
Nine of the 39 deceased succumbed to the infection within 24 hours of admission and three of them did not have any comorbidities. There were 29 people above the age of 60 and the other ten were in the 40-60 age group.
So far 2,643 people who returned to Tamil Nadu by air, sea, road and rail have tested positive. In the last 24 hours, 28 people who returned from other states, four each from UAE and Russia, and one each from Congo and Maldives, tested positive. At the end of the day, after 1,227 patients were discharged, the state had 28,428 active patients.
The number of people tested for the viral infection came down to 23,921 on Tuesday from 29,963 on Sunday and 25,234 on Monday. “With the intense lockdown and solar eclipse, many people did not come for tests. Chennai has a capacity of doing 14,000 tests daily. We will be doing at least 10,000 from tomorrow,” said health secretary J Radhakrishnan.
While Chennai added 1,380 positive cases, Chengalpet reported 146 cases, Tiruvallur 156 and Kancheepuram 59 cases. On the eve of a complete lockdown, Madurai, reported 137 cases. Theni reported 48 cases, Dindigul 44 and Sivaganga 20. In the north, Tiruvannamalai reported 110 cases and Cuddalore 29. “Chennai remains our worst-hit district. Experts say testing and isolating positive people is the only effective tool for prevention. We are using it extensively during lockdown,” the health secretary said.
While health workers and mobile clinics will fan out to different parts of Chennai to screen people, all government labs have been told to run three shifts. “We have even promised cash incentives for staff who work late night shifts,” the health secretary said. Private labs have also been asked to ramp up screening. Patients with at least one of symptom for the viral infection are taken up for screening across all labs.
As cases are increasing, the state is ramping up testing facilities in districts such as Madurai, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Ranipet. On Tuesday, all districts, barring Tirupur and Ariyalur, recorded fresh cases. The state is also seeking assistance from central government institutions such as JIPMER in Puducherry so more people in Cuddalore district can be tested. At present, Cuddalore district uses the testing facility in Government Rajah Muthiah Medical College.
Nine of the 39 deceased succumbed to the infection within 24 hours of admission and three of them did not have any comorbidities. There were 29 people above the age of 60 and the other ten were in the 40-60 age group.
So far 2,643 people who returned to Tamil Nadu by air, sea, road and rail have tested positive. In the last 24 hours, 28 people who returned from other states, four each from UAE and Russia, and one each from Congo and Maldives, tested positive. At the end of the day, after 1,227 patients were discharged, the state had 28,428 active patients.
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