Chennai: For sixth consecutive day, Tamil Nadu reported more than 4,000 covid-19 cases fresh.
The state on Saturday recorded 4,103 cases and 115 deaths, including 14 house deaths that occurred in Chennai at the peak of infection in May, when the city faced shortage of acute hospitals and oxygen.
Officials said the number was higher in Thanjavur (26) and Chennai (20) districts when they added to reconcile death.
Data in the country’s daily bulletin showed that while some patients died before they went to the hospital, some like a 79-year-old woman from Chennai died after the initial dismissal.
The woman was tested positive on May 21, two days after she began to show symptoms.
He was treated in a private hospital and was dismissed, but was declared dead at his residence on May 21.
A 60-year-old man who died on May 16 at his home, was tested positive on May 11.
He is in house isolation.
A 49-year-old woman died at her home a day after she tested positive on May 14.
“All these deaths occur within a week or 10 days after they are tested positively,” said an official.
Although death was identified during the routine reconciliation process, officials said they could not confirm whether this patient was dead waiting for the oxygen bed.
Meanwhile, Erode, Dindigul and Madurai reported six deaths, and Coimbatore and Kankumari each recorded each.
At least 11 districts report zero death.
On Saturday, restrictions on seven districts, others in the state reported a decline in new cases compared to Friday.
In the end, there are 35,881 active cases.
Coimbatore (474) continues to report the highest number of new cases, followed by Erode (360), Salem (251), Thanjavur (232) and Tiruppur (231).
Chennai reported 227 cases, Madurai 78 and Trichy 170.
Meanwhile, Nagapattinam, who reported 42 cases on Saturday, reported 32 on Friday.
Vellore, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Villupuram, Tirunelveli and Mayiladuthurai also reported marginal increased.