Cases rise marginally in south, officials wary
Sukshma.R@timesgroup.com
Madurai:29.11.2020
Even as Covid-19 cases across the state were on the decline during the past month, a marginal rise in the number of fresh cases in the southern region for the past few days has raised concerns of a possible spike. Health officials are vigilant and asserted that the daily Covid-19 testing will be kept as high as possible.
Active cases in the southern districts is on the rise again. On Saturday, the region had 1,075 active cases. By November 15, daily fresh cases were 150 on an average. However, since Tuesday, the daily cases have been above 150 consistently. On Thursday, when fresh infections reached 184, more than 50% of the cases were from Madurai, Dindigul and Virudhunagar.
“Except for the few days during Diwali, Covid-19 testing has not dropped. In Madurai, around 2,500-3,000 are tested daily. That is why we are able to identify even around 30 cases,” said a district health official. In Virudhunagar and Dindigul, health officials said around 1,000-1,500 samples are being tested for Covid-19 daily. “That’s a lot when we have cases as few as 20-30 a day,” said an official from Virudhunagar. Health officials said some cases are also due to people travelling between districts and states for Diwali. The official added that measures are being taken to test all those coming from other states.
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