Chennai: The case of fresh Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu fell below 10,000 on Friday after almost 28 days, when the country added 9,916 new cases to the Covid registry.
The state reported 30 deaths and issued 21,435 people, and at the end of the day, there were 1.5 lakh people undergoing treatment for viral infections.
On January 7, when the third wave peaked, the state reported 8,981 new cases and 10,978 the following day.
On January 21, the state reported 30,744 new cases – the highest in the third wave.
Since then, the case has fallen.
“And it falls at the same speed where it goes up,” said Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan.
For example, from January 7, it took two weeks for cases to touch the top, and have taken the same number of days for cases falling under 10,000, he said.
While cases make it fall dramatically, death continues to remain high.
“Nearly 20% of people carry Delta variants.
People and elderly people who are not vaccinated with comorbid conditions continue to have complications, which need oxygen therapy and ICU revenues,” said Dr.
Narayanaswamy, who heads the Government Covid Hospital in Guindy.
Meanwhile, Chennai reported 1475 new cases, followed by 1224 in Coimbatore.
All other districts reported more than 1,000 cases each.
TN: The new Covid case fell below 10k after 28 days
