CHENNAI: On a day Tamil Nadu reported 2,279
new Covid-19 cases, the health department considered scaling down non-essential activities besides tightening enforcement of pandemic protocol. However, officials have ruled out possibilities of a complete lockdown.
TN reported 14 deaths on Monday that took the cumulative death toll to 12,684. The case tally touched 8,81,752. The state had 13,983 people undergoing treatment for the viral infection.
Hotspot Chennai reported 815 new cases, Coimbatore 211 and Chengalpet 202 new cases. Thanjavur and Tiruvallur districts reported 130 and 129 new cases. While Chennai had 5,541 active cases, the Chennai region (Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur) together reported 1,266 fresh cases. The region has 7,960 people under treatment for the viral infection.
"Public health experts have recommended scaling down of non-essential activities such as social gatherings to prevent crowding and clusters," said health secretary J Radhakrishnan. The core committee set up by the chief secretary, which analyses the trends daily, has suggested preventive steps to control the spread and will take the decision on it in the next few days.
The state may impose restrictions on the number of people who can attend family events such as weddings or the number of people who can be in closed places such as places of worship. "A detailed analysis of the cases and clusters in the state showed that on most occasions the spread had increased because people did not wear masks or follow social distancing norms," said Radhakrishnan.
On Monday, all districts reported fresh cases on Monday, and nine of them - Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Kallakurichi, Karur,
Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Theni and Tirunelveli -- reported a single digit increase in new cases. Chengalpet(4) reported the highest number of deaths, followed by two each in Chennai and Coimbatore. Six other districts Cuddalore, Karur,
Madurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Tiruppur reported one death each.
Chennai: On a day Tamil Nadu reported 2,279 new Covid-19 cases, the health department considered scaling down non-essential activities besides tightening enforcement of pandemic protocol. However, officials have ruled out possibilities of a complete lockdown.
TN reported 14 deaths on Monday that took the cumulative death toll to 12,684. The case tally touched 8,81,752. The state had 13,983 people undergoing treatment for the viral infection.
Hotspot Chennai reported 815 new cases, Coimbatore 211 and Chengalpet 202 new cases. Thanjavur and Tiruvallur districts reported 130 and 129 new cases. While Chennai had 5,541 active cases, the Chennai region (Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur) together reported 1,266 fresh cases. The region has 7,960 people under treatment for the viral infection.
"Public health experts have recommended scaling down of non-essential activities such as social gatherings to prevent crowding and clusters," said health secretary J Radhakrishnan. The core committee set up by the chief secretary, which analyses the trends daily, has suggested preventive steps to control the spread and will take the decision on it in the next few days.
The state may impose restrictions on the number of people who can attend family events such as weddings or the number of people who can be in closed places such as places of worship. "A detailed analysis of the cases and clusters in the state showed that on most occasions the spread had increased because people did not wear masks or follow social distancing norms," said Radhakrishnan.
On Monday, all districts reported fresh cases on Monday, and nine of them - Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Kallakurichi, Karur, Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Theni and Tirunelveli -- reported a single digit increase in new cases. Chengalpet(4) reported the highest number of deaths, followed by two each in Chennai and Coimbatore. Six other districts Cuddalore, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Tiruppur reported one death each.
Chennai: On a day Tamil Nadu reported 2,279 new Covid-19 cases, the health department considered scaling down non-essential activities besides tightening enforcement of pandemic protocol. However, officials have ruled out possibilities of a complete lockdown.
TN reported 14 deaths on Monday that took the cumulative death toll to 12,684. The case tally touched 8,81,752. The state had 13,983 people undergoing treatment for the viral infection.
Hotspot Chennai reported 815 new cases, Coimbatore 211 and Chengalpet 202 new cases. Thanjavur and Tiruvallur districts reported 130 and 129 new cases. While Chennai had 5,541 active cases, the Chennai region (Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur) together reported 1,266 fresh cases. The region has 7,960 people under treatment for the viral infection.
"Public health experts have recommended scaling down of non-essential activities such as social gatherings to prevent crowding and clusters," said health secretary J Radhakrishnan. The core committee set up by the chief secretary, which analyses the trends daily, has suggested preventive steps to control the spread and will take the decision on it in the next few days.
The state may impose restrictions on the number of people who can attend family events such as weddings or the number of people who can be in closed places such as places of worship. "A detailed analysis of the cases and clusters in the state showed that on most occasions the spread had increased because people did not wear masks or follow social distancing norms," said Radhakrishnan.
On Monday, all districts reported fresh cases on Monday, and nine of them - Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Kallakurichi, Karur, Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Theni and Tirunelveli -- reported a single digit increase in new cases. Chengalpet(4) reported the highest number of deaths, followed by two each in Chennai and Coimbatore. Six other districts Cuddalore, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Tiruppur reported one death each.