Tamil Nadu saw 1,438 persons testing positive for coronavirus on Friday, the highest ever number to be tested positive on a single day. With the addition of 1,438 patients into the pool, Tamil Nadu has 12, 697 active Covid-19 cases as on Friday. Till date 28, 694 persons have tested positive for the pandemic in the State, according to medical bulletin issued by Tamil Nadu Government.
The death tally on Friday was 12 and this took the total number of fatalities til date to 232. Out of the 12 who breathed their last on Friday, four were in the 80-82 age group, three were in 70-72 group, one was 68, two were 56 and 50 years of age and a 44 year old person. While eight persons were having diabetes mellitus and hyper tension as co-morbid conditions, there were two cases of allergic bronchitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Two of the deceased were suffering from chronic kidney ailments.
The bulletin said that till date 15, 762 persons have been discharged from the hospitals fully cured. The State has tested a total of 5,60,673 samples till date out of which 5, 31, 295 samples were found negative.
Chennai continued to be the district which tested the highest number of positive cases- 1,116. Thiruvallur, Chengaplattu, Kancheepuram and Cuddalore continued to the districts closely following Chennai in the number of positive cases detected in the State.
The possibilities of any decrease in the number of patients testing positive in Chennai look bleak according to doctors in Government service. “The chief minister himself has said that there are 6ix to seven persons staying in small rooms in the narrow lanes of Chennai. How is it possible to maintain norms like social distancing in these areas?” asked a doctor in one of the Government hospitals on Friday.
Unperturbed by the growing number of coronavirus cases in the State, the Government is going ahead with preparations for the Class X public examinations which begin on June 15. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy has written to the heads of 11 global automobile giants asking them to explore investment opportunities and set up shops here.
