TN reports 1657 new COVID-19 cases 19 deaths
Chennai Sep 27 PTI Tamil Nadu on Monday logged 1657 new Coronavirus positive cases maintaining its downward graph With this the infection count has touched 2658923 With 19 deaths due to the infection the death toll has now risen to 35509 On Sunday the State had recorded 1694 fresh COVID-19 cases According to a bulletin from the State health department with 1662 COVID-19 positive patients discharged following treatment today the cumulative recoveries stand at 2606153 The number of active cases including isolation as of today remain at 17261 Four districts especially Coimbatore with 189 new infections Chennai 186 Erode 117 and Chengalpattu 113 contributed to the maximum number of positive cases today While five districts saw new cases in single digits 29 districts reported fresh cases below 100 the bulletin said The States capital reported 3 deaths due to the infection on Monday taking the COVID-19 related fatalities to 8467 With 2058 active cases Chennais total cases have mounted to 549270 while the total recoveries including 208 today stand at 538745 Meanwhile Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said Tamil Nadu would go ahead with its fourth mega COVID-19 vaccination camp this Sunday if the Central government provides about 50 lakh vaccine doses He said efforts are on to obtain the required number of the vaccines to cover the beneficiaries Currently we have a stock of 3 lakh doses of Coronavirus vaccines Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has requested the Central government to provide about 50 lakh vaccines per week to sustain the momentum of inoculation Subramanian told reporters here The mega vaccination camps launched at about 40000 places throughout the State on September 12 had facilitated the vaccination of a record number of 2891 lakh persons Apart from giving the shots to 1643 lakh persons and another 2493 lakh persons respectively during the second and third camps the State is now gearing up for the fourth camp this Sunday the Minister said On complaints from some quarters that people were being forced to avail the shots Subramanian replied no one is being forced There was an overwhelming response from the people to all the three camps held so far leading to the State exceeding the target Anyway there is nothing wrong with that if it has been done the Minister said PTI JSP BN BN
Chennai Sep 27 PTI Tamil Nadu on Monday logged 1657 new Coronavirus positive cases maintaining its downward graph With this the infection count has touched 2658923 With 19 deaths due to the infection the death toll has now risen to 35509 On Sunday the State had recorded 1694 fresh COVID-19 cases According to a bulletin from the State health department with 1662 COVID-19 positive patients discharged following treatment today the cumulative recoveries stand at 2606153 The number of active cases including isolation as of today remain at 17261 Four districts especially Coimbatore with 189 new infections Chennai 186 Erode 117 and Chengalpattu 113 contributed to the maximum number of positive cases today While five districts saw new cases in single digits 29 districts reported fresh cases below 100 the bulletin said The States capital reported 3 deaths due to the infection on Monday taking the COVID-19 related fatalities to 8467 With 2058 active cases Chennais total cases have mounted to 549270 while the total recoveries including 208 today stand at 538745 Meanwhile Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said Tamil Nadu would go ahead with its fourth mega COVID-19 vaccination camp this Sunday if the Central government provides about 50 lakh vaccine doses He said efforts are on to obtain the required number of the vaccines to cover the beneficiaries Currently we have a stock of 3 lakh doses of Coronavirus vaccines Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has requested the Central government to provide about 50 lakh vaccines per week to sustain the momentum of inoculation Subramanian told reporters here The mega vaccination camps launched at about 40000 places throughout the State on September 12 had facilitated the vaccination of a record number of 2891 lakh persons Apart from giving the shots to 1643 lakh persons and another 2493 lakh persons respectively during the second and third camps the State is now gearing up for the fourth camp this Sunday the Minister said On complaints from some quarters that people were being forced to avail the shots Subramanian replied no one is being forced There was an overwhelming response from the people to all the three camps held so far leading to the State exceeding the target Anyway there is nothing wrong with that if it has been done the Minister said PTI JSP BN BN
