On the rise: State registers 1,949 new cases, 38 deaths

On the rise: State registers 1,949 new cases, 38 deaths

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 05.08.2021

After recording a decline in cases for two days, Tamil Nadu reported an increase in fresh cases on Wednesday. It reported 1,949 cases compared to1,908 on Tuesday. At the end of the day, the number of deaths rose to 38, but active cases dropped to 20,117 after the state discharged 2,011 patients.

Meanwhile, the directorate of public health said a negative RT-PCR test report or a Covid-19 vaccination (two doses) certificate is mandatory for people entering TN from neighbouring Kerala, which has been reporting more than 20,000 cases a day. The addendum to the Covid-19 screening/testing guidelines was issued by health secretary J Radhakrishnan. The test should have been taken 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey, the order said.

At least 22 districts contributed to the increase on Wednesday. Coimbatore, which continues to record the maximum cases, reported 226 cases compared to 208 Tuesday. Cases in Chennai came down to 189 compared to 203 Tuesday. Chennai saw the second highest number of cases in the state. After Coimbatore and Chennai, Erode, Chengalpet and Thanjavur reported 154,114 and 110 cases.

Tiruvallur, Tiruvarur, Kanyakumari, Pudukottai, Nilgiris and Ramanathapuram reported an increase of 15 to 10 cases over Tuesday. Barring Coimbatore, active cases were fewer than 2000 in all districts.

The state reported more deaths compared to 29 deaths on Tuesday. Of the 38 districts, Tiruvallur reported five deaths, followed by three each in Coimbatore and Tiruvarur.

Tirupur and Virudhunagar imposed tighter restrictions like those in Coimbatore in the wake of the rising incidence of Covid.

Pondy reports 120 fresh Covid cases, 3 deaths

The Union territory of Puducherry reported 120 fresh Covid-19 cases even as 95 patients recovered in the last 24 hours ending at 10am on Wednesday taking the number of active cases to

907. Of them, 745 patients are under home isolation and treatment.

Puducherry headquarters reported the maximum fresh cases with 85 followed by Mahe (18), Karaikal (15) and Yanam (2). Puducherry headquarters has the maximum active cases with 656 followed by Karaikal (134), Mahe (86) and Yanam (31).

Two women from Puducherry and a woman from Karaikal died of the infection taking the death toll to 1,798 on Wednesday. The territory has so far reported 1.21 lakh cases of which 1.18 patients recovered registering a recovery rate of 97.8%. The positivity rate of the samples (5,868) tested on Wednesday stood at 2%. So far, 7.18 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered (including the second dose).