49 new +ve cases in TN, total 1,372
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:19.04.2020
As 49 more people tested positive for Covid-19 infection taking the total number of cases to 1,372 in the state on Saturday, 82 people were declared fit for discharge across various government hospitals. The total number of people discharged until Saturday was
365.
“Nearly a quarter of the patients tested positive so far have recovered. More people are leaving the hospital every day,” health minister C Vijayabaskar said. “We are doing more tests now. Today, we had tested 5,363 samples and 49 were positive,” he said. Of those tested positive, 47 were from the Tablighi Jamaat, one is a nurse from Coimbatore and another person had a history of interstate travel, officials said.
The number of samples tested in the state went up to 35,036 from 29,673 on Friday.
Will get permission for two more testing labs, says health min
The state, he said, has 31 testing labs, including 21 in the government sector. “All tests done in government labs are free. Two testing labs in the state have the capacity to test up to 1,000 samples a day. We will be getting permission for two more labs tonight,” he said.
From Saturday, the state has started using rapid antibody testing kits to screen people at hotspots and for epidemiological surveys, he said.
Doctors in the state have also been able to keep the mortality rate for the viral infection below 1.1%, he said. “Although 95% of the patients are asymptomatic some of them have ‘masked’ hypoxia. The low level of oxygen in their body does not make them uncomfortable and their condition suddenly deteriorates rapidly. Based on death audits and updates we received from experts, we constantly revise treatment protocols,” he said.
There were 34 people in government quarantine facilities and 1,884 people in hospital isolation.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:19.04.2020
As 49 more people tested positive for Covid-19 infection taking the total number of cases to 1,372 in the state on Saturday, 82 people were declared fit for discharge across various government hospitals. The total number of people discharged until Saturday was
365.
“Nearly a quarter of the patients tested positive so far have recovered. More people are leaving the hospital every day,” health minister C Vijayabaskar said. “We are doing more tests now. Today, we had tested 5,363 samples and 49 were positive,” he said. Of those tested positive, 47 were from the Tablighi Jamaat, one is a nurse from Coimbatore and another person had a history of interstate travel, officials said.
The number of samples tested in the state went up to 35,036 from 29,673 on Friday.
Will get permission for two more testing labs, says health min
The state, he said, has 31 testing labs, including 21 in the government sector. “All tests done in government labs are free. Two testing labs in the state have the capacity to test up to 1,000 samples a day. We will be getting permission for two more labs tonight,” he said.
From Saturday, the state has started using rapid antibody testing kits to screen people at hotspots and for epidemiological surveys, he said.
Doctors in the state have also been able to keep the mortality rate for the viral infection below 1.1%, he said. “Although 95% of the patients are asymptomatic some of them have ‘masked’ hypoxia. The low level of oxygen in their body does not make them uncomfortable and their condition suddenly deteriorates rapidly. Based on death audits and updates we received from experts, we constantly revise treatment protocols,” he said.
There were 34 people in government quarantine facilities and 1,884 people in hospital isolation.
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