Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu: Second Patient Tests Positive With COVID-19, Total Cases in India Rise to 40
According to a tweet by ANI, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said that a person has been identified positive with COVID-19 and is under surveillance at a hospital. The official further added that the contact history of the infected patient is being traced.
Chennai, March 8: After one more positive case of coronavirus was reported in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, the total number of infected people in India rose to 40. According to a tweet by ANI, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said that a person has been identified positive with COVID-19 and is under surveillance at a hospital. The official further added that the contact history of the infected patient is being traced. "We are tracing contact history. Further, we are screening every person coming from outside", she added. The Health Secretary stated that the southern state is fully prepared and the state has procedures to contain this disease. "We have 1086 patients under home surveillance", she added. Coronavirus Live Map: How to Track The Spread of COVID-19 Across The Globe.
On Saturday, the state health minister C Vijayabaskar had said that the first person to be infected with the deadly virus in Tamil Nadu had visited Oman. Of the 40 infected people, 14 are Italian tourists who have quarantined at an ITBP’s facility in Chhawla in Delhi. Coronavirus in India: 5 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported From Kerala, Total Positive Cases Rise to 39.
Here's the tweet:
On Sunday, five new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Kerala's Pathanamthitta district. State Health Minister KK Shailaja said the infected patients have been admitted in the isolation wards in hospitals. Of the 5 people, three people recently returned from Italy while the other two had come into direct contact with them.
On Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that three positive cases and 1 suspected case of corona virus have been reported in the national capital. "The 1st patient came in contact with 105 people, the 2nd patient came in contact with 168 people and 3rd patient came in contact with 64 people. All these people have been quarantined, their samples taken", Kejriwal said.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 08, 2020 02:16 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).