Coimbatore: The number of Daily Covid cases has multiplied two in the district in 24 hours by recording 259 positive cases on Wednesday.
This is also the highest since mid-July last year.
The district recorded three Covid deaths that day.
The number of active cases also increased to 1,089 on Wednesday from 899 on Tuesday.
Sudden surge in positive cases, the district government has planned to revive the detention zone from Thursday and doubled testing.
More than 6,000 samples are tested every day in the district.
The positive level has increased in the district from 1.0 to 1.6 in the last few days 6,000 samples a day of up to 11,000 samples.
Laboratory testing capacity in Coimbatore is more than 25,000 samples per day, including private facilities.
Cmch can test around 10,000 samples per day.
There is no detention zone but given the case trends for the past few days, the detention zone will be revived.
Thudiangur, tendrils and several areas in Mettupalayam reported more cases over the past few days.
Camp fever will be arranged in areas where more cases are reported to urge people to wear double masks and maintain social distance in public places.
While 96% of the eligible population in the district has taken their first dose, 78% have taken their second dose.
He asked people to advance to take the second dose.
He said Omicron is expected to spread faster than the Delta variant.
But there is no need to panic because only a mild infection reported among those infected by Omicron, he added.
As a standard operating procedure issued for the Omicron variant, this time the house isolation is allowed for those who are asymptomatic or mild symptoms.
“We see home isolation as a big strategy,” he said.
Although this is expected to reduce the burden on health infrastructure, the volunteer team of 32 members will continue to monitor them in house isolation through phone calls from the control room.
At 259, the Dist saw a surge in Covid cases, the highest since mid-July
