TN health dept continues vigil even as fresh Covid cases fall in state

The Tamil Nadu health department is continuing its vigil with regard to Covid- 19 cases even as the number of fresh cases has come down.

Chennai, April 26 (BPNS)

The Tamil Nadu health department is continuing its vigil with regard to Covid- 19 cases even as the number of fresh cases has come down. In the 24 hours ending Tuesday, the number of fresh cases in Tamil Nadu stands at 470. The number of active cases in the state dropped to 3585 when compared to 3640 in the previous day. The Test Positivity Rate in Tamil Nadu is 7.2

However all districts except Ramanathapuram, Kallakurichi and Tirupattur all districts recorded fresh Covid -19 cases and the state health department has directed people not to let down their vigil. The department in a statement said that even though the number of Covid -19 cases are coming down in the state, the health professionals should continue to work wearing masks. The department have also called upon people to abide by the Covid -19 protocol and to keep safe distancing and washing of hands regularly in addition to wearing of masks.

The number of fresh cases in Chennai stood at 94 while that of Coimbatore was 55, 38 in Salem, 31 in Chengalpattu, there are 28 new cases in Tiruppur, 27 in Kanniyakumari while there are 20 fresh cases in Tiruvallur.

One patient from Malaysia tested positive while being tested at the Airport.

Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian while speaking to BPNS said, “ The number of fresh Covid -19 cases have come down during the last few days. However, people must not reduce their vigil in the days to come.”