Chennai: Fresh Covid-19 cases continued to fall in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, when the country recorded 3,479 cases compared to 3,715 cases on Monday.
However, death reported rose from 54 on Monday to 73 on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s revision took the total number of cases to 25.03 lakh and cumulative tests to 33,122.
In the end, there were 34, 477 people were still under treatment for viral infections.
“We approach the end of the second wave,” said Minister of Health MA Subramanian.
“We are testing at least 1.5 lakh people every day.
We don’t let our guards and people shouldn’t be.
They have to wear masks and maintain social distance.” Casebatore cases in Coimbatore, Erode and Salem continue to add listings New cases even though each of these districts reported fewer cases compared to Monday.
Coimbatore reported 407 cases followed by 311 in Erode and 228 in Salem.
While Chennai reported 209 cases, Trichy had 146 and Madurai 65.
At least 24 districts reported a case in two digits, including 22 reported cases under 50.
The PERAMBAL reported 22 new cases, followed by Tirunelveli (26).
A dozen districts reported zero death.
Among 73 deaths, Tiruppur reported eight followed by five each in Coimbatore and Chennai.
Salem, Trichy, Tiruvannamalai, Madurai, Thiruvarur and Theni reported the four deaths of each MNS so far reported 3,300 mukormycosis cases (black mushrooms), Subramanian said.
Although most people who seek more early treatment have recovered, the country has so far recorded 122 deaths due to fungal infections, he said.
The country created 7,000 beds, including 500 in Chennai, at a government hospital for people with mukormycosis.
The government hospital has a stock of drugs needed for maintenance, and private hospitals faced by shortcomings can also register online for drugs as they do for remedy anti-virus drugs, he added.