Chennai’s Covid test positivity rate falls, experts say lockdown alone is not reason
Since there has been a massive rise in infection, it may also have brought in immunity among some sections, says former Director of Public Health Dr. K Kolandasamy.
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A man getting a jab at a special vaccination camp in pudupet, Chennai, on Monday. Express / R.Satish babu
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CHENNAI: Chennai’s daily test positive rate of Covid-19 has declined from 26% on May 10 to 21.1% on May 16. This shows that about 21 out of 100 people tested are now becoming positive.
While the city conducted close to 30,000 tests daily during the period, the daily cases too reduced from 7,149 on May 10 to 6,150 on May 17. This indicates that the spread in the city is gradually on a decline.
COVID: 1,500 more beds in Chennai GHs to tackle increasing case load
Keeping in mind the rapidly increasing cases, the health department has decided to add 1,500 more beds in government hospitals, in Chennai.
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A Covid-19 patient being taken inside Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, on Sunday. (Photo | Debadatta MAallick, EPS)
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CHENNAI: Keeping in mind the rapidly increasing cases, the health department has decided to add 1,500 more beds in government hospitals, in Chennai. There are already 4,368 Covid beds in five government medical college hospitals, including the Corona Hospital in King Institute.