NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAR 24
The COVID-19 graph continued its upward trend in Tamil Nadu, with the state logging 1,636 new cases and 12 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the caseload to 8,71,440 and toll to 12,630.
According to a health department bulletin, 1,023 patients were discharged on Wednesday, pushing the cumulative number to 8,49,064, leaving 9,746 active cases.
Chennai accounted for most of the new infections with 633 cases being reported, aggregating to 2,43,287 till date.
The metropolis also leads in the number of fatalities with 4,211 deaths.
With the government laying emphasis on increasing the number of RT-PCR tests, 80,634 samples were tested on Wednesday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 1,90,11,118.
Chengalpet accounted for 178 new cases today, Coimbatore 147 and Tiruvallur 86.
As many as 12 districts reported fresh infections in single digits, the bulletin adds.
Puducherry: 126 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported
The Union Territory of Puducherry has registered a spike in new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours ending 10 AM on Wednesday.
A total of 126 cases were identified at the end of examination of 2,124 samples in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions while two senior citizens died of the virus.
This raised the overall tally to 40,645, said the Director of Health and Family Welfare Services S Mohan Kumar in a press release.
Two elderly persons, both belonging to Karaikal, succumbed to the infection during the last 24 hours, raising the toll to 679, he said. One of the deceased was a man, aged 80, with diabetes and hypertension. The other was a 73-year-old woman having heart disease, he said.
There were 586 active cases and 39,380 patients recovered and were discharged so far.
The 126 new cases were spread over Puducherry (87), Karaikal (32), Yanam (six) and Mahe (one).
Of the 6.57 lakh samples tested so far, 6.10 lakh were negative, he said. A total of 21,688 healthcare workers and 7,997 frontline workers have been inoculated so far, Kumar said.
The second phase of vaccination covering those above 60 years old and also those above 45 years with co-morbidities had benefited 20,580 people so far.
LG Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated Special COVID Vaccine Camp at MGMCRI
Hon'ble #LieutenantGovernor #DrTamilisaiSoundararajan Inaugurated a Mega #COVID19Vaccination Camp this morning. Here are some glimpses of the program.#CovidVaccine #LargestVaccineDrive @PMOIndia @narendramodi @rashtrapatibhvn @HMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA @drharshvardhan pic.twitter.com/qEYnHje3pu
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) March 24, 2021
Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated a special ”COVID Vaccine Camp” organised by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services at the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (MGMCRI) in neighbouring Krimambakkam village today.
Alongside with Advisors to Lieutenant Governor Dr.C.Chandramouli IAS , Dr.A.P.Magheswari IPS, Health Secretary- Dr Arun IAS ,Lt Governor Secretary Shri Sunderasan IAS, Dr Mohan Kumar – DMS & Chairman of the College & Other Officials. pic.twitter.com/MHmKPT5ee3
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) March 24, 2021
She thanked the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services and the management of the MGMCRI for holding the special camp. A large number of people from the villages in the neighbourhood of the medical college, members of all-women Self-Help Groups, transgenders and farm labourers turned up at the camp.
