Covid-19: Tamil Nadu crosses 1,000-mark with 106 new cases, toll 11
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu surged past the 1,000-mark after 106 fresh cases were reported on Sunday. The death toll in the state now stands at 11, according to the state government.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu surged past the 1,000-mark after 106 fresh cases were reported on Sunday (April 12). The death toll in the state now stands at 11, according to the state government.
Of the 106 new cases, as many as 16 people had “inter-state travel” history and the remaining were their contacts, said state health secretary Beela Rajesh. With the latest addition, the total number of coronavirus positive patients in the state increased to 1,075, she said.
Rajesh also said six people have been discharged, taking the total number of those cured to 50 in the state.
Earlier in the day, the state health department said the state death toll had risen to 11 after a 45-year-old woman died at Chennai’s Omandurar Government Medical College Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital on April 5 and had tested positive for Covid-19.
“The woman passed away at 7.30 PM on April 11 as her difficulty in breathing intensified,” the bulletin said.
Meanwhile, a 40-year-old Covid-19 positive patient was on Sunday booked for “attempt to murder” after the man allegedly spat on a doctor treating him at the government hospital in Trichy, police said.
It was a serious crime under the present conditions with so many restrictions in force to prevent the spread of coronavirus, they said.
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The patient also removed his mask and threw it at the doctor, enraging the hospital staff and other patients. Ever since his admission in the ward, he has not been cooperating with the medical staff, they added.
Meanwhile, reports from Nagapattinam district stated that a 65-year-old doctor, running a private clinic at Kadambadi in the district has tested positive for the virus after his return from the US three weeks back.
The district administration has appealed to the people who received treatment from the doctor to voluntarily come forward and subject themselves to medical examination.
(With inputs from agencies)