NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 12
After a gap of a few days, the number of COVID-19 cases breaches the 4,000 mark on Sunday in Tamil Nadu with 4,244 fresh infections being reported, taking the tally to 1,38,470, the health department said.
கொரோனா நுண்கிருமி தொற்றால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட நபர் எப்பொழுது மருத்துவமனையை அணுக வேண்டும் மற்றும் இரத்தத்தில் உள்ள பிராண வாயுவின் அளவை கண்காணிப்பது பற்றிய தமிழக அரசின் வெளியீடு.#Covid19Chennai#GCC #Chennai#ChennaiCorporation pic.twitter.com/37FY3CwFGB
— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) July 12, 2020
Sixty eight fatalities pushed the death count to 1,966, it said in a bulletin. Tamil Nadu had reported 4,343 cases on July 2, 4,329 on July 3 and 4,280 on July 4. The bulletin said the number of recoveries continued to remain significant as 3,617 people were discharged after recovery.
Hon’ble @CMOTamilNadu ordered procurement of 43,000 Pulse Oximeter that will be used to assess the oxygen level of patients in #Covid fever clinics, care centers & wellness centers. The procurement is processed through #TNMSC. #TNGovt #Vijayabaskar pic.twitter.com/fVSe33386t
— Dr C Vijayabaskar – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@Vijayabaskarofl) July 12, 2020
Cumulatively, 89,532 patients have been discharged following treatment till date, while active cases, including those in isolation, stood at 46,969, the bulletin said.
A total of 16,09,448 samples have been tested to date, of which 42,531 were on Sunday alone, it said Chennai continued to record a dip on the number of fresh cases as 1,168 people tested positive for the virus totalling 77,338 till date, the bulletin said.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister C. Vijaya Bhaskar has revealed that the government has ordered 43 Finger Pulse Oximetres for use in the fever camps. Out of these, 23,000 Oximetres have been received by the health department, the Minister said in his official twitter handle.
Apart from maintaining strict vigil across the city and its suburban areas, the Greater Chennai Corporation personnel were also deployed to serve food and other needy to those living on the streets in GCC area, a twitter handle of GCC said.
Greater Chennai Police reaching out the poorer during Lockdown. pic.twitter.com/1X42gbS30G
— GREATER CHENNAI POLICE -GCP (@chennaipolice_) July 12, 2020
