Tamil Nadu’s daily Covid infections fell below the 1,000-mark on Monday after a gap of 11 months, when the state reported 990 new cases. According to a government bulletin here, the declining trend of active cases also continued with 11,309.
The active cases on Sunday stood at 11,492. Earlier, the state had seen new infections below the 1000 mark on December 28, 2020, when 957 new infections were reported.
The total number of persons who tested positive so far stood at 27,03,613. On Monday, 1,153 persons were cured of the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 26,56,168.
After 20 fresh deaths, the toll touched 36,136. Coimbatore (117) and Chennai top the districts in terms of fresh cases with 111 new cases.
Mayiladuthurai reported zero infections, while eight districts in the state reported new cases in single digits. Meanwhile, with the decrease in cases, the government took precautions, adhering to the Covid-19 protocol and warned against any laxity in the administration of the vaccine.
“After many months we have achieved less than 1000 positives, following the directions of Hon’ble CM, guidance of CS (Chief Secretary) and very dedicated work by your field teams to implement public health measures, we need to ensure Common people need to do this. Health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan told district collectors, “Not to jump in and start celebrating, but to see it as a time for introspection. In his message to him, he said that when the majority have followed public health measures Social distancing and vaccination began in the month of May when “the risk of catching and dying of Covid was real,” cases began to drop. Unfortunately people are using face masks not only in public places, but are also abstaining from vaccination – eligible for both the first dose and the second, he said.
“Instead of burying and suppressing the virus, the public is giving it an open invitation for its resurgence.” “We need to reach in the coming days and few more months till all the eligible are vaccinated with great care,” he said. .
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