State Control Room, Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Media Bulletin 24.04.2020

Daily report on Public Health measures taken for COVID-19
In Tamil Nadu, till date 2,10,538 passengers were screened at the
Airports of Chennai, Trichy, Madurai, and Coimbatore. Total number of
persons put on home quarantine till yesterday was 1,13,398. Till date 87,159
passengers have completed 28 days follow-up. As on date 1,16,095
passengers were put under home quarantine for 28 days. Currently, 19
asymptomatic passengers from highly affected countries are being
quarantined in quarantine facilities near airport and 1,846 are under hospital
isolation.
Till now 72,403 samples have been taken and sent for testing at King
Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Guindy Chennai, National
Institute of Virology, Pune, Theni VRDL, Tiruvarur VRDL, Tirunelveli VRDL,
RGGGH VDRL, Stanley VRDL, Coimbatore VRDL, Salem VRDL, Villupuram
VRDL, IRT Perundurai medical college, Madurai VRDL, Trichy VRDL,
Dharmapuri Medical College, Vellore Medical College, State Public Health
Laboratory Chennai, Thanjavur Medical College, Kanyakumari Medical
College, Kilpauk Medical college Chennai, Thoothukudi Medical College,
National Institute of Epidemiology Chennai, Institute of Vector Control &
Zoonoses Hosur, ESI Hospital Coimbatore, Pasteur Institute of India Coonoor,
Neuberg Ehrlich Chennai, CMC Vellore, YRG CARE Chennai, Microbiology
labs Coimbatore, SRMC Chennai, Apollo Chennai, Hitech Diagnostic Centre
Chennai, MIOT Chennai, MMM Chennai, PSG Hospitals Coimbatore and
Medall Healthcare Chennai. 1,755 persons are tested positive till date. 62,596
samples are tested negative. Testing of 1,483 samples are under process.
6,569 samples are repeat samples of same persons.
The general public are advised to adhere to health advisories and
travel advisories issued by the state Government. Public should follow the
cough etiquette by covering the face using handkerchief / towel while
sneezing/ coughing. Do frequent handwashing with soap and water.
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S.NO COVID-19 STATISTICS DETAILS

1 Number of passengers screened till date 2,10,538

2 Number of persons under home quarantine till yesterday 1,13,398

3 Number of persons who completed 28 days follow up 87,159

4 Number of persons under active quarantine current date

Home Quarantine 25,503

Government Quarantine facilities 19

Number of functioning COVID -19 testing facilities in Tamil 34 (23 Govt+

5
Nadu 11 Private)
6,426/
6 Total Number of samples tested today/ till date
72,403
5,882 /
7 Total Number of persons tested today/ till date
65,834

8 Total Number of persons tested positive today/ till date 72 / 1,755

Number of COVID-19 suspected individuals in isolation

9 1,846
ward admission
Number of COVID-19 positive patients discharged
10 114 / 866
following treatment today/ till date

11 Number of active cases on date 864*

12 Total number of deaths today/ till date 2 / 22

13 Number of ventilators available 3,371

14 Number of isolation beds available 29,074

*Note: 2 deaths cross notified to other states. 1 patient died after

turning negative for infection.

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72 new cases reported in Tamil Nadu bringing the total cases in Tamil Nadu
to 1,755.

Primary
Case No. Age in years Sex District
/ Contact

1684 55 Female Chennai Contact

1685 32 Male Chennai Contact
1686 65 Female Chennai Contact
1687 17 Female Chennai Contact
1688 22 Male Chennai Contact
1689 41 Female Chennai Contact
1690 65 Male Chennai Contact
1691 35 Female Chennai Contact
1692 14 Female Chennai Contact
1693 12 Male Chennai Contact
1694 98 Male Chennai Contact
1695 40 Male Chennai Contact
1696 29 Female Chennai Contact
1697 38 Male Chennai Primary*
1698 15 Male Chennai Contact
1699 30 Male Chennai Contact
1700 25 Male Chennai Contact
1701 11 Female Chennai Primary*
1702 57 Male Chennai Contact
1703 75 Female Chennai Contact
1704 20 Female Chennai Contact
1705 45 Male Chennai Contact
1706 17 Male Chennai Contact
1707 19 Male Chennai Contact
1708 15 Female Chennai Contact
1709 22 Male Chennai Primary*
1710 21 Female Chennai Contact
1711 29 Male Chennai Contact
1712 32 Male Chennai Contact
1713 52 Female Chennai Contact
1714 38 Male Chennai Contact
1715 35 Female Chennai Contact
1716 32 Male Chennai Contact
1717 58 Male Chennai Contact
1718 32 Male Chennai Contact
1719 22 Male Chennai Primary*
1720 50 Male Chennai Contact
1721 29 Male Chennai Contact

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 1722 39 Male Chennai Contact
1723 21 Male Chennai Contact
1724 49 Male Chennai Contact
1725 72 Female Chennai Contact
1726 44 Female Chennai Contact
1727 58 Male Chennai Contact
1728 67 Male Chennai Primary*
1729 43 Male Chennai Primary*
1730 66 Male Chennai Primary*
1731 45 Male Chennai Primary*
1732 24 Male Chennai Contact
1733 58 Male Chennai Primary*
1734 46 Female Chennai Contact
1735 30 Male Chennai Contact
1736 33 Female Coimbatore Contact
1737 42 Female Coimbatore Contact
1738 42 Male Coimbatore Contact
1739 20 Female Coimbatore Contact
1740 53 Male Coimbatore Contact
1741 44 Female Coimbatore Contact
1742 37 Male Coimbatore Contact
1743 36 Male Kancheepuram Primary*
1744 46 Female Madurai Contact
1745 50 Male Madurai Contact
1746 34 Male Madurai Contact
1747 59 Male Madurai Contact
1748 23 Male Ramanathapuram Primary*
1749 78 Female Ramanathapuram Primary*
1750 19 Male Salem Contact
1751 60 Female Tenkasi Contact
1752 21 Male Thiruvallur Primary*
1753 43 Female Thiruvallur Contact
1754 52 Male Thiruvannamalai Contact
1755 33 Female Virudhunagar Contact
* Detailed investigation under progress

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 District wise abstract of COVID-19 positive cases*
S. Till On Total cases
District
No 23.04.2020 24.04.2020 till Date
1 Ariyalur 6 6
2 Chengalpattu 57 57
3 Chennai 400 52 452
4 Coimbatore 134 7 141
5 Cuddalore 26 26
6 Dharmapuri 1 1
7 Dindigul 80 80
8 Erode 70 70
9 Kallakurichi 5 5
10 Kancheepuram 11 1 12
11 Kanyakumari 16 16
12 Karur 42 42
13 Krishnagiri 0 0
14 Madurai 52 4 56
15 Nagapattinam 44 44
16 Namakkal 55 55
17 Nilgiris 9 9
18 Perambalur 5 5
19 Pudukottai 1 1
20 Ramnad 12 2 14
21 Ranipet 39 39
22 Salem 29 1 30
23 Sivagangai 12 12
24 Tenkasi 32 1 33
25 Thanjavur 55 55
26 Theni 43 43
27 Tirunelveli 63 63
28 Tirupathur 18 18
29 Tiruppur 110 110
30 Tiruvallur 50 2 52
31 Tiruvannamalai 13 1 14
32 Tiruvarur 29 29
33 Trichy 51 51
34 Tuticorin 27 27
35 Vellore 22 22
36 Villupuram 42 42
37 Virudhunagar 22 1 23
Total 1,683 72 1,755
* Note: Figures are reconciled to the respective districts based on
detailed epidemiological investigation

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 Total COVID Positive Case Discharge
S. Till On Total cases
Name of the Hospital
No 23.04.2020 24.04.2020 till Date
1 Madras MCH-RGGGH 27 2 29
2 Stanley MCH 33 1 34
3 Kilpauk MCH 26 26
4 Omandurar MCH 71 71
5 Chengalpattu MCH 17 17
6 Vellore MCH 23 17 40
7 Dharmapuri MCH 0 0
8 Tiruvannamalai MCH 10 10
Salem Mohan
9 10 4 14
Kumaramangalam MCH
10 IRT Perunthurai MCH 58 58
11 Coimbatore MCH 0 0
12 Coimbatore ESI MCH 133 38 171
13 Trichy KAPV MCH 39 7 46
14 Thanjavur MCH 4 3 7
15 Tiruvarur MCH 16 5 21
16 Villupuram MCH 18 7 25
17 Pudukottai MCH 0 0
18 Karur MCH 106 16 122
19 Madurai MCH 37 37
20 Theni MCH 20 20
21 Sivagangai MCH 8 8
22 Tirunelveli MCH 55 2 57
23 Thoothukudi MCH 7 9 16
24 Kanyakumari MCH 1 2 3
25 Raja Muthiah MCH 15 15
26 DMS Hospitals 2 2
27 Private Hospitals 16 1 17

Total 752 114 866

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