CHENNAI: Covid-19 positivity rate, the percentage of people who test positive for coronavirus infection, has come down to around 5%-8% in the North Chennai zones of Tondiarpet and Royapuram, said Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G Prakash on Sunday.
Tondiarpet and Royapuram were the worst affected zones earlier.
"In North Chennai, we brought in detailed interventions as there were larger number of slums there. Now it has stabilised. We did an analysis of the positivity with all zonal health officers yesterday," he said at a press meet.
The positivity rate is 20% in Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar zones.
"Our aim is to bring down positivity rate to 8% in the city by end of July," he said.
The GCC has started a portal to record street and ward-wise positive Covid-19 cases in real-time and will take measures based on that, especially if clusters are formed.
Tondiarpet and Royapuram were the worst affected zones earlier.
"In North Chennai, we brought in detailed interventions as there were larger number of slums there. Now it has stabilised. We did an analysis of the positivity with all zonal health officers yesterday," he said at a press meet.
The positivity rate is 20% in Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar zones.
"Our aim is to bring down positivity rate to 8% in the city by end of July," he said.
The GCC has started a portal to record street and ward-wise positive Covid-19 cases in real-time and will take measures based on that, especially if clusters are formed.
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