Tuticorin: Covid-19 Cases in Tuticorin City and Kovilpatti City Rise.
The Tuticorin District has had the number of new cases and the highest active case among the ten South Tamil Nadu District for the past two days.
“The trip from these two urban bags in the district to Chennai and Coimbatore has produced many cases recorded in this district,” said Tuticorin District Collector Dr.
Senthil Raj said.
The district that has added less than 10 cases a day from November 8 to December 28 witnessed a sudden surge in the number of cases from December 31.
This district adds more than 100 cases in a day for the past two days.
The district’s pepititification level of 1.6% as of December 31 rose above 2% earlier this week and 5.6% on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the number of active cases in the district rose to 452.
The district government had increased focused sample testing and maintaining facilities to treat patients in need.
“We are testing nearly 2,500 samples a day.
In accordance with the latest guidelines, we only test symptomatic contacts from those who have tested positively, those who have comorbidity and those in vulnerable categories like those over 60 years old,” Collector said.
The district on Thursday reopened the Covid War room during the second wave of last year.
“The condition of the oxygen cylindrical and the concentrator in the hospital has been checked leakage and they are good to use.
On Friday, we began to reopen the Covid Care Center at the college hostel that has been closed after the government’s direction to keep universities closed for the next two weeks, “Add Senthil Raj.
Tuticorin District Police also tightened the obligation to keep the Covid-19 case under the check.
“We slapped the fine of Rs 2,08,200 lakh at 1,041 people in each Rs 200 for not wearing masks and RS 500 each against four because it did not maintain a social distance.
The fine of RS 2.1 Lakh was collected was additional for cases of 95 People to gather in a way that can lead to the spread of pandemics, “said Tuticorin SP S Jayakumar.
The authority of the civil body has been instructed to decentralize the market and soft to avoid crowding.