NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 30
Number of COVID-19 cases saw a dip in the state on Thursday, a total of 5,864 tested positive compared to around 7,000 in the last few days while the total infection count rose to 2,39,978.
It is truly an achievement to build a network of 119 labs, starting from one lab in March in Tamilnadu! Aggressive testing reduced transmission in @chennaicorp; other districts gradually scaling testing – it is important to ensure short turnaround time https://t.co/xFFx84n9Rt
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The toll due to the disease shot up to 3,838 with 97 more deaths, a health department bulletin said.
The state recorded 5,295 recoveries, taking the cumulative number of those discharged to 1,78,178.
Active cases, including those in isolation, were 57,962. Testing of samples continued to remain high as 61,202 specimens were examined on Thursday, taking the total to 25,97,862 the bulletin said.
Chennai saw 1,175 people contracting the contagion to touch an aggregate of 98,767.
According to the bulletin, eight of the fatalities reported today were without comorbidity.
A five-year old girl child from Ariyalur died due to respiratory failure while another three-year old girl from Nagapattinam died due to aspiration pneumonia-cerebral palsy, the bulletin said.
As many as 40 of those succumbed were above the age of 50 years, the bulletin said.
Neighbouring Chengalpet, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur districts accounted for 865 new additions while Coimbatore (303), Tirunelveli (277), Kanyakumari (248), Ranipet (272), Theni (261), Tuticorin (220) saw a hike in new cases on Thursday.
As many as 11,970 patients who tested positive were below the age of 12 years, while 29,915 people were over the age of 60 years.
The bulk of those contracted the contagion were in the age group of 13 and 60 totalling to 1,98,093, the bulletin said.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced his government”s decision to extend the lockdown in the state till August 31, with more relaxations which include scaling up workforce in private establishments and allowing dine-in services in hotels and restaurants.
