Chennai: Tamil Nadu 1,556 new reported on Monday COVID-19 The health department said the cases and 18 fatalities have risen to 26,24,234 and 35,036, respectively.
A total of 1,564 people were discharged and 1,55,609 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of samples tested so far to 4,32,72,865.
Most of the new infections are in four districts of the state – Coimbatore 206, Chennai 169, Chengalpet 110 and Thanjavuri There were no deaths in districts 104 and 26.
A bulletin said Theni recorded the lowest number of new infections with three. Of the 18 deaths, 12 were in government and six in private health facilities.
A 47-year-old man from Tiruvallur died though he had no prior illness or co-morbidities. The bulletin said that he tested positive on July 30 and died of Covid-19 pneumonia on September 5. State Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramaniam said the government would organize 10,000 vaccination camps on September 12 to vaccinate 12 lakh people.
Briefing reporters after inspecting a camp here, he said additional vaccination camps would be set up in nine districts bordering Kerala.
“On September 12, we are planning to organize 10,000 camps. Though they are to be organized in all 38 districts, officials have been advised to organize additional camps in nine districts,” he said.
During his recent visit to New Delhi, Subramaniam said he had requested Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to allot additional doses for all residents of the nine districts that border Kerala, which have high infection rates. was being seen. Subramaniam said based on the request, the Center released 19,22,080 vaccines on Sunday.
“So far we have vaccinated 3,53,93,780 people. The vaccination started on January 16. On Saturday, 6.20 lakh people were vaccinated in a single day,” he said.
Stating that the health department has the infrastructure for 10,000 camps, he asked the teaching fraternity to assist the health workers. “Teachers should also create awareness and ask people to get vaccinated,” he said.
A total of 1,564 people were discharged and 1,55,609 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of samples tested so far to 4,32,72,865.
Most of the new infections are in four districts of the state – Coimbatore 206, Chennai 169, Chengalpet 110 and Thanjavuri There were no deaths in districts 104 and 26.
A bulletin said Theni recorded the lowest number of new infections with three. Of the 18 deaths, 12 were in government and six in private health facilities.
A 47-year-old man from Tiruvallur died though he had no prior illness or co-morbidities. The bulletin said that he tested positive on July 30 and died of Covid-19 pneumonia on September 5. State Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramaniam said the government would organize 10,000 vaccination camps on September 12 to vaccinate 12 lakh people.
Briefing reporters after inspecting a camp here, he said additional vaccination camps would be set up in nine districts bordering Kerala.
“On September 12, we are planning to organize 10,000 camps. Though they are to be organized in all 38 districts, officials have been advised to organize additional camps in nine districts,” he said.
During his recent visit to New Delhi, Subramaniam said he had requested Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to allot additional doses for all residents of the nine districts that border Kerala, which have high infection rates. was being seen. Subramaniam said based on the request, the Center released 19,22,080 vaccines on Sunday.
“So far we have vaccinated 3,53,93,780 people. The vaccination started on January 16. On Saturday, 6.20 lakh people were vaccinated in a single day,” he said.
Stating that the health department has the infrastructure for 10,000 camps, he asked the teaching fraternity to assist the health workers. “Teachers should also create awareness and ask people to get vaccinated,” he said.
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