Districts log more Covid-19 deaths than Chennai

CHENNAI: Fresh Covid-19 cases remained below 1,000 for the third day in Chennai and the city’s daily death toll dropped to 12 on Sunday, one less than in Coimbatore and Virudhunagar. This is the first time other districts are reporting more deaths than Chennai.
Overall, the state had 5,994 new cases and 119 deaths on Sunday. With 6,020 people getting discharged following treatment, TN has 53,336 active cases — a 6.4 % drop compared to last week.
Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur together registered 1,186 cases compared to Chennai’s 989.
A health official from Coimbatore said, "We have been witnessing a change in pattern among the patients. During the initial days of the outbreak, most of the patients tested positive for the virus were asymptomatic. But for the past few weeks, we had started witnessing more patients with mild symptoms. The number of patients with symptoms rose to 30 to 40% and of which, at least 10 to 15% of them are found with high temperature, cough and breathing difficulties.”
While the western region on the whole registered 624 cases (including 217 cases in Coimbatore) on Sunday, southern TN had 1,614 cases. Theni reported the highest 360 cases, followed by Tuticorin with 251.
Madurai crossed 12,000 on Sunday, with 107 new cases. The district took nine days to reach 12,000 from 11,000. “This is a clear indication that the curve is flattening in the district that was once seen as the source of the Covid-19 outbreak in the southern districts,” said a health official from Madurai.
The state tested 68,179 people for Covid-19 on Sunday.