NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 5
With 4,824 more people testing Covid positive and nine deaths, Tamil Nadu recorded a huge spike on Wednesday further pushing the State’s tally.
With nine deaths, the toll reached 36,814. As many as 688 people recovered in the past 24 hours leaving 16,577 active infections.
Chennai topped the list with 2,481 cases and four deaths. It is followed by Chengalpattu with 596 cases and Coimbatore with 259 cases. Other districts including Thiruvallur (209), Vellore (184), Kancheepuram (127), Thoothukudi (123) recorded maximum cases.
Of the 121 Omicron cases, including three cases cross-notified to Kerala, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh, there are eight active cases.
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— Directorate of Public Health & Preventive Medicine (@TNDPHPM) January 5, 2022
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Addressing reporters on Wednesday evening, Health Department Principal Secretary J Radhakrishnan urged the public not to let their guard down with the surge in Omicron cases across the country. Saying that the health department has issued the guidelines regarding Omicron, he asked people not to panic and follow the safety guidelines issued by the government.
