Chennai: The country reported more than 2,000 new cases for the third day in a row on Friday, when Tamil Nadu recorded 8,981 new cases.
At the end of the day after the disposal of 984 patients, there were 30,807 patients in isolation compared to 22,818 on Thursday.
The official record showed 8,944 patients from within the country, five passengers from the UAE, three of Singapore and one from the US was tested positive for viral infections.
In addition, 17 people from West Bengal, five of Bihar, two of Assam and each of the AP, Delhi and Jharkhand were tested positively.
Chennai, who reported the sharpest increase, reported 4,531 new cases – the highest in the state – compared to 3,759 on Thursday.
At the same time, the cases in Chengalpet crossed a four-digit sign to 1,039 cases from 816.
Dharmapuri restrictions, namakkal, vellore and tenkasi, all other districts reported an increase in new cases in the past 24 hours.
After Chennai and Chengalpet, Tiruvallur (514), Coimbatore (408), Kancheepuram (257) and Vellore (216) reported more than 200 cases.
Active cases increased by almost 8,000 on Friday to 30,817.
Nearly half of the number of patients in isolation comes from Chennai.
Although only 14% of cases were active in the city in the hospital, almost 34% of non-oxygen beds and 11% of the oxygen bed in the city were occupied.
Nearly 16% of beds in the city and 7% of beds in the state are occupied compared to 4% a month ago.
Dr.
Narayanababu’s medical education director said the country did the best to order hospital beds for patients with moderate or severe illness.
“While patients with mild symptoms or none are sent to house isolation or covid care centers, those who have comorbidities or diseases are being sent to the health center.
Patients with severe diseases will be treated at the Tertiary Care Hospital,” he said.
Simtomatic patients who are not vaccinated are also under mandatory institutional care, he said.
Eight deaths in the state took a total toll to 36,833.
Of the eight deaths, three came from Chengalpet, two came from Coimbatore and there were each of the Tiruvallur, Tirunelveli and Karur.
Chennai reported zero deaths with 31 other districts.
On Thursday, 4.6 lakh people included 3.3 lakh in a group of 15-18 years taking vaccinations on Thursday.
4,531 new Covid cases in Chennai; 8,981 in TN.
