Fresh spike of 874 cases takes T.N. past 20,000-mark
30/05/2020
Experts said that restrictions should continue on places of worship, educational institutions, cinemas, malls and public transport, while calling for routine testing of healthcare workers, strict implementation of masks in workplaces and other public places.
Nine deaths
Of the nine deaths, five persons died at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) and four in private hospitals. Four of the deceased were women.
The 32-year-old man, who tested positive for COVID-19, was admitted to RGGGH at 12.35 a.m. May 28. He died at 9.20 p.m. the same day due to cardiopulmonary arrest, COVID-19 pneumonia, type I respiratory failure, hypoxic encephalopathy and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The number of COVID-19 cases has been steadily rising in Chengalpattu.
With 61 new cases, the district’s total of positive cases reached 1,000 on Friday. There were 14 cases in Tiruvannamalai, 12 in Kancheepuram, nine in Tiruvallur, five each in Cuddalore and Kallakurichi, four in Tirunelveli, one each in Ariyalur, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Tiruchi and Villupuram.
The fresh cases included a total of 141 persons who had returned from other States and tested positive for COVID-19.
Out of this, 129 persons had returned from Maharashtra.
A total of 72 of them, who were under railway quarantine, tested positive, while the remaining tested positive in districts including Tiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli and Kallakurichi.
Three persons from Kerala, and one person each from West Bengal, Telangana and Karnataka have also tested positive.
Six persons, who had returned to the State from Maharashtra in a flight, also tested positive for COVID-19.
Samples tested
A total of 4,66,550 samples have been tested so far, including the day’s samples of 11,334. One more testing facility has been approved in the government sector — the Communicable Diseases Hospital, Chennai. As of now, there are 43 testing facilities in the government sector and 28 in the private sector.
(*This is inclusive of two deaths cross-notified to other States and one patient who died after testing negative for the infection)
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