CHENNAI: Fresh cases continued to decline with TN recording 2,505 new cases on Tuesday compared to 2,652 new cases on Monday. The state registered 48 deaths and 3,058 recoveries, leaving 31,218 people still under treatment for the viral infection. On Tuesday, seven districts reported cases in three digits and 24 reported fewer than 50 cases.
Coimbatore topped the table with 282 cases followed Erode (187) and Thanjavur (185). Chennai reported 160 cases while Salem had 162 cases, Trichy 98 and Madurai 30.
Ramanathapuram recorded just 13 cases, the lowest in the state. Cases went up in Tirunelveli from 16 on Monday to 25 on Tuesday.
“While cases are coming down, there is still no evidence on how the third wave could be. Countries like the UK are reporting a sudden spurt, but their hospitalisation and deaths are fewer compared to previous waves,” said health minister Ma Subramanian.
It is sad that TN does not receive adequate vaccines, he added.
“We require more than 11 crore doses to completely vaccinate adults, but we have received just 1.67 crore. On Tuesday, after we received 1 lakh doses of Covaxin and 1.5 lakh doses of Covishield, we had about 6.5 lakh doses. We will use them for a couple of days,” he said.
Subramanian said he will meet Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Thursday. At the end of the day, TN vaccinated 3.35 lakh people.
Of the 48 deaths in the state, Salem reported six followed by five each in Chennai, Tiruppur and Dindigul. At least 19 districts did not report any deaths.
