CHENNAI: Fresh Covid-19 cases continued to dip in Tamil Nadu on Friday, with the state adding 26,533 new cases and 48 deaths to its Covid-19 registry.
By the end of the day, 28,156 patients were discharged from hospitals. There are 2.11 lakh active cases in the state.
Chennai (5,246) and Coimbatore (3,448) continued to report the maximum number of cases, while four other districts – Tiruppur (1,779), Chengalpet (1,662), Salem (1,387) and Erode (1,261) – reported fresh cases in four digits. Barring Tirunelveli, which reported 443 new cases – 27 cases more than its tally on Thursday, none of the other districts in the state reported an increase in new cases. With 62 cases Perambalur reported the least number of new cases in the state followed by Ariyalur (110), Sivaganga (120) and Mayiladuthurai (125).
On Friday, nearly 4% of the active cases – 9,162 – were in hospitals. Around 1,104 people were in intensive care units, occupying nearly 11% of the ICU beds. Overall, more than 85% of Covid beds in all categories across the state were vacant.
Nearly 45% of the active cases in the state were in Chennai (42,017), Coimbatore (27,460), Chengalpet (15,676) and Tiruppur (10,742).
Of the 48 deaths there were 21 in Chennai, ten in Chengalpet, and four in Tiruvallur. While Erode, Trichy and Vellore reported two deaths each, seven other districts – Coimbatore, Salem, Kanyakumari, Namakkal, Madurai, Dharmapuri and Dindigul – reported one death each.
Officials said more than 80% of the deceased were senior citizens and people with comorbid conditions. At least 42 of the 48 people who died were above the age of 60 and 46 of them had comorbid conditions, the bulletin said. The youngest patient whose death was reported was a 25-year-old woman from Dharmapuri. The cumulative toll touched 37, 460.
On Friday 1.03 lakh people above 15 years took the first or second dose of vaccination against Covid 19
