Tamil Nadu reports 2,000 plus COVID-19 cases for third consecutive day

Tamil Nu on Friday reported 2,115 fresh coronavirus cases and 41 more deaths taking tally to 54,449 while toll stood at 666, government said.

Of 2,115 cases, Chennai accounted for 1,322 and state's total count of cases stood at 54,449 while capital city's share in aggregate number was 38,327.

Today is third successive day of 2,000 plus cases in state. Those de include 31 with comorbidities and people without any concomitant illness include a 40-year old man.

active cases are 23,509 and 1,630 people got discharged in a single day today. This is highest recovery in state so far for a day and in total 30,271 people have recovered.

While 27,537 samples were tested, cumulatively 8,27,980 specimens were examined and two more private labs were approved for COVID-19 testing today taking number of testing centres in Tamil Nu to 83 of which 45 are in government and 38 in private sector.

27,500 plus samples getting tested in a day is highest till date. Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash said as part of initiatives to furr augment detection of symptomatic people, rmal guns and pulse oximeters have been provided to health personnel and se will be used in fever camps and door to door surveys.

devices have been distributed in three zones including Royapuram in rth Chennai and all or areas will soon be covered, he said.

An oximeter is a device used to measure blood oxygen levels and if oxygen saturation was found to be below 94 percent, y need immediate health care.

About 4,000 volunteers have been deployed to render assistance to people in isolated households, he said and appealed to people to make use of zone wise control rooms for assistance.

re are 15 zones in Chennai and control room/call centre number of hequarters in Ripon Buildings is 044-2538 4520, 4612 2300.

About 450-500 fever clinics were being held on a daily basis here and people should disclose if y h any flu-like symptom to doctors and health workers, official said.

Regretting that a section of people do t disclose symptoms to civic body personnel, he said analysis of 501 COVID-19 deaths in city showed that about 10 to 15 percent deaths may have been avoided h people revealed symptoms during daily surveys.

On door to door fever surveillance exercise being carried out by over 11,000 field personnel of civic body everyday since April, Prakash said due to initiative, 17,011 people with symptoms were sent for testing out of which 6,391 people tested positive for virus.

As on June 18, 2.10 lakh people got tested in Chennai corporation areas and 37,070 of m were positive.

While 19,686 recovered, 16,882 are eir in hospitals, care centres or in home isolation and recovery rate is about 55 per cent, he said.

Reports from Coimbatore said Municipal ministration Minister S P Velumani held a review meeeting with district and police officials to discuss COVID-19 situation in western district.

At meeting, he said 2,094 beds were me available for exclusive COVID-19 treatment in ESI, government and private hospitals in city.

state government has taken steps to prevent spre of infection and increased bed facilities in phases, he ded.