Covid deaths in single digits after 179 days

Covid deaths in single digits after 179 days

Sunday’s Toll Nine, All Over Fifty

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:30.11.2020

Tamil Nadu’s daily Covid-19 toll dropped to single digits for the first time after 179 days on Sunday. The nine people who died were all aged above 50 and had comorbidities such as diabetes or hypertension. The overall case fatality ratio has dipped to 1.5%.

A total of 1,459 new cases were reported on Sunday, taking the Covid tally to 7,80,505.

In the last one week, the number of new infections has grown by an average of 0.2% every day. It was almost double a month ago. With 1,471 people getting discharged after treatment, the state's recovery ratio continues to be above 97% for almost a week now. Active cases have dropped to 11,052.

Chennai reported 398 new cases and neighbouring Chengalpet 89, Thiruvallur 88 and Kancheepuram 58.

Health minister C Vijayabaskar inaugurated a 'Covid Comorbidity Management Clinic' at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, which has led the fight against the pandemic in TN with 97% recovery rate.

Other than Chennai, Coimbatore (148 new cases) was the only district to report three-digit fresh infection figures. Three other western districts -- Tiruppur

(79), Salem (78) and Erode  (70) -- reported 70+ plus new cases. The region still shares almost 30% of the state's Covid burden. More than 3,100 people are undergoing treatment at hospitals or homes in the eight western districts.