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The remaining 15-20% of patients have Delta variant. The minister also pointed out that it was satisfying to know that there were no fatalities among those who were detected with S gene drop ....
Complacency in adhering to norms may lead to surge in cases, says Health Secretary Updated: Updated: ‘Public have become careless since Tamil Nadu has a positivity rate of 0.9%’ Share Article ‘Public have become careless since Tamil Nadu has a positivity rate of 0.9%’ Complacency in adhering to precautionary norms may lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan warned on Monday. “COVID-19 cases are on the rise in various districts of Maharashtra. On Sunday, it recorded nearly 6,900 new cases. Neighbouring Kerala is also continuously reporting daily cases between the range of 4,000 and 6,000. The positivity rate is high in many States, such as Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The public have become careless because Tamil Nadu has a positivity rate of 0.9%,” he told presspersons. ....
As many as 449 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Monday. Chennai reported 151 cases, Coimbatore 40 and Chengalpattu 34. The fresh cases took the State’s tally to 8,48,724. Two returnees from Kerala and West Bengal were among those who tested positive for the infection. There was no new case in Kallakurichi, while 25 districts clocked fresh cases in single digits. Chennai’s overall case count stood at 2,34,491, followed by Coimbatore (55,502) and Chengalpattu (52,497). The State accounts for a total of 4,091 active cases. Another 461 persons were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of persons discharged till date to 8,32,167. Six persons succumbed to the infection four in Chennai and one each in Chengalpattu and Coimbatore. ....
Stanley cath lab does 1,602 procedures during pandemic Updated: Updated: Hospital has catered for more than 32,500 patients with COVID-19 Share Article Hospital has catered for more than 32,500 patients with COVID-19 The Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory of the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital performed 1,602 angiography and angioplasty procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lab functioned uninterrupted during the pandemic, and all patients were screened for COVID-19 before the procedure. A total of 5,043 cardiac intervention procedures have so far been performed at the lab, which was started in 2018. The 5,000th procedure was performed on February 16, hospital dean P. Balaji said in a press release. ....