Madurai’s Covid-19 death rate second highest in Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: The Covid-19 death toll in Madurai district crossed 200 on Saturday, making it the district with the third highest number of deaths in Tamil Nadu after Chennai (1,989) and Chengalpattu (222). The death rate in Madurai is at 2.1%, which is only behind Chennai’s 2.1% in the state. This is despite the recent reconciliation of 444 Covid-19 deaths to Chennai’s tally.
As of Saturday, there have been as many as 202 Covid-19 deaths in the district, including 101 at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) and 98 in various private hospitals. The remaining three deaths comprised one at railway hospital in Madurai and two at hospitals in other districts. “Covid-19 is a deadly disease. In any hospital, despite best efforts by doctors, there are going to be deaths.
We are monitoring all parameters and trying to improve,” said Dr K Senthil, head of treatment protocol committee at GRH. Hospital authorities said that all latest globally approved drugs and treatments like Remdesivir, Tocilizumab and high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNO) have been made available to treat severe cases.
Out of the 202 Covid-19 deaths in Madurai, 181 had co-morbid conditions like diabetes and hypertension.