AMN / CHENNAI
The active caseload of Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu remains 19,676 with 1138 patients returning home after recovery in the last 24-hours. The recovery rate in the state is estimated to be 55.9 % and the mortality rate 0.97 %. 1974 people were recorded positive for the virus today, including 1415 in Chennai. The total number of infected patients has surged to 44,661 in the state. On the other hand, 38 patients fell victim to the disease taking the toll to 435.
With Chennai witnessing an increased caseload of Covid-19 infections, the authorities have redesigned the strategy to contain the spread.
The state health department and the Chennai Corporation have jointly revised the strategy to tackle the growing Covid-19 menace. In all the 200 divisions in the civic body’s 15 zones, a separate team has been formed to implement a newly devised micro-plan.
It involves identifying the Covid-19 patients as the first step. If the patient is having comorbidity conditions, aged or showing moderately higher or severe symptoms, they will be referred to hospitals. Asymptomatic people with the infection will be either home quarantined or put to stay in Covid-19 care centres.
Each and every member in the family and those who came in close contact with the positive cases will be tested. Conducting intensive disinfection drives, door-to-door surveillance of fever or influenza-like-illness, fever camps and distribution of immunity boosters in a coordinated manner also form part of the revised strategy.