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TN reports 86 more COVID-19 cases, total spikes to 571

Chennai topped the list of infected in the state with 95 followed by Coimbatore (58) and Dindigul (45). So far, the state has tested 4,612 samples, 1,748 people are in isolation wards and eight have been discharged following recovery, the official said.

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CHENNAI, APRIL 5

As many as 86 people were tested COVID-19 positive in Tamilnadu on Sunday. Of this, 85 were returnees from the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet, thus taking the total number of cases in the state to 571, said State Health Secretary Beela Rajesh.

Addressing reporters, Dr. Beela Rajesh said that this is the fifth straight day Tamil Nadu has witnessed a sharp surge in the number of positive cases and continues to be in second position the country with the maximum cases following Maharashtra, which has 747 infected people.

GM. My day begins at my constituency #Viralimalai. 2 things am impressed with, #handwashing facility for d public organised by Dist Admin & #SocialDistancing followed by public.Distributed ₹1000 cash assistance announced by Hon’ble CM for Corona relief at doorsteps of households pic.twitter.com/k1LdPsFHQ1

— Dr C Vijayabaskar – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@Vijayabaskarofl) April 5, 2020

While 85 men were attendees of the conference, another man had a travel history to Dubai, she adds.

Chennai topped the list of infected in the state with 95 followed by Coimbatore (58) and Dindigul (45). So far, the state has tested 4,612 samples, 1,748 people are in isolation wards and eight have been discharged following recovery, the official said.

ஒவ்வொரு குடும்பத்தின் ஆரோக்கியமும் அரசிற்கு முக்கியம்!#TNAgainstCorona pic.twitter.com/ngCmJmHNsZ

— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) April 5, 2020

The focus of the government at the present juncture was to contain the contagion, thus preventing the ”third stage” of community transmission, she said.

As part of the containment initiatives, over nine lakh households and 38 lakh plus people have been covered by deploying about 15,000 field personnel, she said.

“Full fledged containment measures and judicious testing is our strategy,” Beela Rajesh said. Under the Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance, 650 samples were tested, out of which four tested positive, she said adding all the four had a travel history.

Outcomes from SARI surveillance and containment measures were among the key pointers to decide later on if the virus has progressed to community transmission.

No shortage of testing kits, state has 17 testing centres

“We are testing more than Maharashtra which has the maximum cases and testing centres are also being increased gradually. In the whole of India, Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of testing centres,” she said, adding there was no paucity of testing kits.

Tamil Nadu has 17 testing centres, including 11 in the government sector. While answering a query, the Helath Secretary said, efforts were on put up reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing amenities in State run medical college hospitals and lab technicians were also being trained.

The State has been looking at both short and long-term measures considering aspects, including a “worst case scenario,” (in the event of further significant rise in positive cases), based on projection models that took into account scenarios seen in several countries, she said.

The COVID-19 patient – a 60 year-old man- who died today here, was stable till last evening and suddenly he developed breathing difficulties and he had to be put on ventilator but he died, she said.

Meanwhile officials in Keezhakarai sealed parts of the town after 300 people attended the funeral of a 70-year-old businessman who died of coronavirus.

The man, who had returned from Malayasia, died at a government hospital in Chennai, officials said his body was later brought to Keezhkarai and buried, they said.

Officials said all those who attended the funeral have been isolated and qurantined. District Collector Veeraragahava Rao visited the spot and ordered initiation of disinfection measures.

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