Chennai sees sharp rise in infections
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:24.12.2021
Tamil Nadu reported a marginal increase in fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday when the state reported 607 new cases compared to 604 on Wednesday. The sharpest rise in infections was reported from Chengalpet, Chennai, Cuddalore, and Ranipet.
Two passengers each from Europe, the UK, and the US tested positive for the viral infection. In addition, three people from Andhra and two others from Bengal who came by road also tested positive.
Chennai, which continued to report cases in three digits, had the highest number of new cases on Thursday with 145 new infections.
The eight deaths, meanwhile, took the state toll to 36,707. At the end of the day after 689 discharges, there were 6,889 patients on the active registry. Thirty-one districts reported zero deaths.
Meanwhile, 1.8 lakh people took the vaccine on Thursday. “The mega vaccination camps will be held on Sundays (December 26 and January 2, 2022) instead of Saturdays for the next two weeks,” health minister Ma Subramanian said.
Pondy records 8 new Covid cases
Puducherry on Tuesday reported eight fresh infections of Covid-19 even as an equal number of patients recovered in the last 24 hours ending at 10am on Tuesday. The active number of cases remained at 146. Of them, 111 are under home isolation and treatment. The UT did not report any deaths due to the deadly virus maintaining the toll at 1,880. The fatality rate of the infection remained at 1.5% and thre recovery rate at 98.5%. Authorities have so far administered 13.63 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to the beneficiaries. TNN
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