Media Bulletin 18 05 20 COVID 19 6 PM

State Control Room,
Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
Media Bulletin 18.05.2020
Daily report on Public Health measures taken for COVID-19
Till now 3,37,841 samples have been taken and sent for testing.
COVID-19 testing is done in 39 Government and 22 Private labs all over
Tamil Nadu. 11,760 persons have tested positive till date. 3,25,546 samples
were tested negative. Testing of 535 samples are under process. 15,333
samples are repeat samples. 4,406 COVID-19 positive patients have been
discharged following treatment till today. Hence, 7,270 active cases are
under treatment as on today.
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 hand washing with soap and water.
S.NO COVID-19 STATISTICS DETAILS
1. Number of active cases on date (Including isolation) 7,270*
Number of persons tested positive today in Tamil Nadu 490
Passengers returned from other countries tested positive

-
today
2.
Passengers returned from other states tested positive Maharashtra – 46
today
Total 536
3. Total Number of persons tested positive till date 11,760
11,121 /
4. Total Number of samples tested today/ till date
3,37,841
10,887 /
5. Total Number of persons tested today/ till date
3,22,508
6. No of Male / Female / Transgender tested positive today 304 / 232 / 0
7. No of Male / Female / Transgender tested positive till date 7,647/ 4,110/ 3
Number of functioning COVID -19 testing facilities in 61 (39 Govt+

8.
Tamil Nadu 22 Private)
Number of COVID-19 positive patients discharged
9. 234/ 4,406
following treatment today/ till date
Number of COVID-19 suspected individuals in isolation
10. 4,508
ward admission
11. Total number of deaths today/ till date 3 / 81
*Note: 2 deaths cross notified to other states. 1 patient died after turning
negative for infection.
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District Control Room – 1077. Toll Free Number – 1800 1205 55550
www.stopcorona.tn.gov.in
536 new cases reported today bringing the total to 11,760.
Primary /
Case ID Age Sex District
Contact *
11317 55 Male Ariyalur Contact
11318 32 Male Ariyalur Contact
11319 27 Female Airport Quarantine Contact
11321 60 Male Chengalpattu Contact
11322 45 Female Chengalpattu Contact
11354 55 Male Chennai Contact
11356 64 Female Chennai Contact
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11438 72 Female Thiruvallur Contact
11449 26 Male Villupuram Contact
11457 0.8 Male Chennai Contact
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11468 0.1 Female Chennai Contact
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11544 23 Female Ranipet Contact
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11729 23 Male Dindigul Contact
11730 3 Male Dindigul Contact
11733 22 Female Kallakurichi Contact
11734 14 Male Kallakurichi Contact
11735 45 Male Kallakurichi Contact
11738 20 Male Kancheepuram Contact
11741 60 Female Kancheepuram Contact
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11759 29 Female Kanyakumari Contact
11761 39 Male Kanyakumari Contact
11766 40 Male Karur Contact
11767 42 Male Madurai Contact
11768 0.5 Male Madurai Contact
11769 4 Female Cuddalore Contact
11770 20 Male Thoothukudi Contact
11772 35 Female Thoothukudi Contact
11784 13 Male Salem Contact
11785 9 Female Salem Contact
11787 40 Female Salem Contact
11789 30 Male Airport Quarantine Contact
11791 1.6 Male Ramanathapuram Contact
11792 34 Male Ramanathapuram Contact
11797 62 Male Ranipet Contact
11798 40 Female Tenkasi Contact
11799 58 Male Tenkasi Contact
11802 48 Female Tenkasi Contact
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11805 7 Male Theni Contact
11806 8 Female Theni Contact
11815 30 Male Thiruvannamalai Contact
11816 26 Female Thiruvannamalai Contact
11821 43 Female Tirunelveli Contact
11822 7 Male Tirunelveli Contact
11832 0.2 Female Tirunelveli Contact
11833 29 Female Thirupathur Contact
11835 60 Male Thiruvallur Contact
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11857 26 Female Villupuram Contact
11860 44 Male Madurai Contact
11861 52 Male Virudhunagar Contact
* Detailed investigation under progress
~
The numbers are COVID case IDs and not serial numbers
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Death Details
Death Case No.79:

A 53 years old female from Chennai, admitted on 16.05.2020 at 11.57 AM in
RGGGH, died on 17.05.2020 at 09.00 AM due to Respiratory Failure / Acute
Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Pneumonia.
Death Case No.80:

A 65 years old female from Chennai with Systemic Hypertension and Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus admitted on 15.05.2020 at 08.12 PM in RGGGH, died on
17.05.2020 at 02.10 PM due to Acute Encephalopathy and Bilateral
Pneumonia.
Death Case No.81:

A 70 years old female from Chennai with Systemic Hypertension, uncontrolled
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypothyroidism and Morbid Obesity admitted on
17.05.2020 at 06.45 PM in Stanley Medical College Hospital, died on 18.05.2020
at 05.45 AM due to Left Intertrochanteric Fracture with Pulmonary
Embolism.
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District wise abstract of COVID-19 positive cases*
Other State and

Total
Sl. Till On International
District cases
No 17.05.2020 18.05.2020 Returnees Positive
till Date
Today
1 Ariyalur 353 2 355
2 Chengalpattu 494 43 537
3 Chennai 6753 364 7117
4 Coimbatore 146 146

1-Maharashtra
5 Cuddalore 417 418
(All Check Post)
6 Dharmapuri 5 5
2-Maharashtra
7 Dindigul 121 123
(All Check Post)
8 Erode 70 70
9 Kallakurichi 95 5 100
10 Kancheepuram 186 17 203
11 Kanyakumari 37 7 44
12 Karur 72 1 73
13 Krishnagiri 20 20
14 Madurai 160 3 163
15 Nagapattinam 50 50
16 Namakkal 77 77
17 Nilgiris 14 14
18 Perambalur 139 139
19 Pudukottai 7 7
6-Maharashtra
20 Ramanathapuram 31 37
(All Check Post)
21 Ranipet 81 2 83
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5-Maharashtra
22 Salem 44 49
(All Check Post)
23 Sivagangai 26 26
6-Maharashtra
24 Tenkasi 64 70
(All Check Post)
25 Thanjavur 72 72
26 Theni 79 9 88
27 Thirupathur 28 1 29
28 Thiruvallur 547 19 566
29 Thiruvannamalai 151 4 155
30 Thiruvarur 32 32
14-Maharashtra
31 Thoothukudi 70 1 85
(All Check Post)
12-Maharashtra
32 Tirunelveli 194 206
(All Check Post)
33 Tiruppur 114 114
34 Trichy 67 67
35 Vellore 34 34
36 Villupuram 308 4 312
37 Virudhunagar 51 3 54
Airport
38 13 5 18
Quarantine
Railway
39 2 2
Quarantine
Grand Total 11,224 490 46 11,760
*Note: Figures are reconciled to the respective districts based on detailed

epidemiological investigation
#Thirteen passengers returned from other countries reported positive till today
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Age and Sex distribution till date
12000
11000
10180
3
10000
9000
3463
8000
7000 Total
TG
6000
Female
5000
Male
4000
6714
3000
2000
1000 871
709
324
323
386 547
0
0-12 13-60 60+
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Tamil Nadu COVID 19 – District Wise Case Details
Sl. Total Positive Active
District Discharged Death
No Cases Cases
1 Ariyalur 355 328 27 0
2 Chengalpattu 537 188 344 4#
3 Chennai 7,117 1,600 5,460 56 *
4 Coimbatore 146 144 0 1*
5 Cuddalore 418 362 55 1
6 Dharmapuri 5 4 1 0
7 Dindigul 123 97 25 1
8 Erode 70 69 0 1
9 Kallakurichi 100 39 61 0
10 Kancheepuram 203 107 95 1
11 Kanyakumari 44 16 27 1
12 Karur 73 45 28 0
13 Krishnagiri 20 0 20 0
14 Madurai 163 108 53 2
15 Nagapattinam 50 45 5 0
16 Namakkal 77 77 0 0
17 Nilgiris 14 11 3 0
18 Perambalur 139 33 106 0
19 Pudukottai 7 2 5 0
20 Ramanathapuram 37 21 15 1
21 Ranipet 83 46 37 0
22 Salem 49 35 14 0
23 Sivagangai 26 12 14 0
24 Tenkasi 70 40 30 0
25 Thanjavur 72 62 10 0
26 Theni 88 43 44 1
27 Thirupathur 29 20 9 0
28 Thiruvallur 566 179 382 5
29 Thiruvannamalai 155 41 114 0
30 Thiruvarur 32 29 3 0
31 Thoothukudi 85 28 55 2
32 Tirunelveli 206 64 141 1
33 Tiruppur 114 114 0 0
34 Trichy 67 62 5 0
35 Vellore 34 22 11 1
36 Villupuram 312 276 34 2
37 Virudhunagar 54 37 17 0
38 Airport Quarantine 18 0 18 0
39 Railway Quarantine 2 0 2 0
Grand Total 11,760 4,406 7,270 81
*2 deaths cross notified to other states. #1 patient died after turning negative for
infection.
$Reconciled Figures
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Airport Surveillance Screening details from 09/05/2020 to 18/05/2020
Under
S.No Airport Total Tested Negative Positive
Process
Chennai Airport
Air India Express
1 371 371 0 371 0
09/05/2020 (Dubai)
Air India Express
2 186 186 0 182 4
10/05/2020 (Kuwait)
Air India Express
3 11/05/2020 (Kuala 186 186 0 181 5
Lumpur)
Air India Express
4 189 189 - 189 0
12/05/2020 (Muscat)
Air India Express
5 16 16 - 16 0
12/05/2020 (Crew)
Air India Express
6 143 143 - 143 0
13/05/2020 (Chicago)
Air India Express
7 186 186 - 182 4
14/05/2020 (Dhaka)
Air India Express
8 167 167 - 167 -
14/05/2020 (Manila)
Air India Express
9 333 333 - 333 -
15/05/2020 (London)
Chennai Airport Total 1,777 1,777 0 1,764 13
Trichy Airport
Air India Express
1 184 184 0 184 0
09/05/2020
Trichy Airport Total 184 184 0 184 0
Airport Total 1,961 1,961 0 1,948 13
Railway Station / Train Surveillance Screening details from 14/05/2020 to

18/05/2020
Under
S.No Railway Station Total Tested Negative Positive
Process
Central Railway Station
1 849 849 - 847 2
14/05/2020 (Delhi)
Central Railway Station
2 847 847 46 801 -
16/05/2020 (Delhi)
Tirunelveli Railway
3 Station 17/05/2020 965 965 965 - -
(Delhi)
Total 2,661 2,661 1,011 1,648 2
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State Control Room,

Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Media Bulletin 18.05.2020

Daily report on Public Health measures taken for COVID-19

The general public are advised to adhere to health advisories and

1. Number of active cases on date (Including isolation) 7,270*

Number of persons tested positive today in Tamil Nadu 490

Passengers returned from other countries tested positive

3. Total Number of persons tested positive till date 11,760

6. No of Male / Female / Transgender tested positive today 304 / 232 / 0

7. No of Male / Female / Transgender tested positive till date 7,647/ 4,110/ 3

Number of functioning COVID -19 testing facilities in 61 (39 Govt+

11. Total number of deaths today/ till date 3 / 81

24*7 Control Room: 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 9444340496, 8754448477

24*7 Control Room: 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 9444340496, 8754448477

Death Case No.79:

Death Case No.80:

Death Case No.81:

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Other State and

2 Chengalpattu 494 43 537

3 Chennai 6753 364 7117

4 Coimbatore 146 146

10 Kancheepuram 186 17 203

14 Madurai 160 3 163

18 Perambalur 139 139

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28 Thiruvallur 547 19 566

29 Thiruvannamalai 151 4 155

36 Villupuram 308 4 312

*Note: Figures are reconciled to the respective districts based on detailed

24*7 Control Room: 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 9444340496, 8754448477

24*7 Control Room: 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 9444340496, 8754448477

24*7 Control Room: 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 9444340496, 8754448477

Railway Station / Train Surveillance Screening details from 14/05/2020 to

24*7 Control Room: 044-29510400, 044-29510500, 9444340496, 8754448477

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