CHENNAI: Fresh cases in the state went up marginally to 1,591 cases Tuesday compared to 1,580 on Monday, after reporting a decrease for at least two days.
Chennai moved to the top slot beating Coimbatore with 212 new cases after reporting the sharpest increase in the last 24 hours compared to 185 new cases on Monday. During the same time period cases in Chennai’s neighbour Chengalpet also reported an increase to 116 from105 cases. At least a dozen other districts reported a marginal increase in cases in the last 24 hours.
Coimbatore, which reported 201 new cases, was the only other district to report more than 200 new cases. While Erode reported 128 new cases, Thanjavur reported 119 new cases. While 17 districts reported fewer than 20 cases each, seven among – Theni (9), Thoothukudi (9), Perambalur (7), Virudhunagar (7), Thirupathur (6), Tenkasi (5) and Ramanathapuram – reported cases in single digits. Tenkasi reported the sharpest decline from 14 cases on Monday, followed by Erode, which reported 137 case on Monday.
The 27 deaths in the state took the death toll to 35,217 and cases tally to 26.37 lakh. After 1,537 people were discharged the state had16,549 people in the active registry by the end of the day. Coimbatore had 2,197 people seeking treatment followed by 1,790 in Chennai and 1,278 in Erode.
Public health officials, however, said on an average more than 90% of hospital beds across the state – oxygen beds, non-oxygen beds and ICU –beds were vacant. In Coimbatore 90% of oxygen beds and 82% of ICU beds were vacant and in Chennai, 94% of oxygen beds and 92% ICU beds were vacant.
Of the 27 deaths, Coimbatore reported 5, followed by three each in Thanjavur and Salem and two each in Chennai, Tiruppur, Thiruvallur and Vellore. While eight districts reported one death each, 23 others reported zero deaths.
Woman given third dose of Covid jab
A 70-year-old woman has claimed that she was given a third dose of Covid vaccine when she visited a vaccination centre mistaking it as a health camp to get treatment for joint pain in Villupuram. Sivakumar said her mother Krishnamma got the first jab in June and the second 10 days ago.
She was suffering from joint pain. Learning that a camp was underway at a school in the locality she visited it. Sivakumar said healthcare workers at the camp did not bother to check if she came for Covid jab or details of her first and second dose of vaccine.
“I brought the issue to the notice of the district revenue and health officials. They told us to visit Tindivanam government general hospital," said Sivakumar.
District deputy director (health) S Porkodi said she was not aware of a woman given a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the district. However, she said the patient need not panic as there will not be any issue due to the third dose.
State to hold mega vax drive on September 17
Tamil Nadu will have a mega vaccination on September 17 and is hoping to vaccinate a large number of people like it did on September 12, state health minister Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday. TN has 17 lakh vaccines as on Tuesday morning and is awaiting a few lakh doses in the next two days, he told reporters.
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