Active cases in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar increase again, cause concern

According to Chennai Corporation data, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar is among the five zones where there are more than 1,000 cases. As on August 26, the zone had 1,008 active cases, which is 10 per cent of the 8,699 COVID-19 positive cases reported from the zone. Meanwhile, the zone had only 689 active cases as on August 16, when the zone had a total of 8,177 reported positive cases. The active case number was only 8 per cent then.

 Apart from Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Adyar, Valasaravakkam, Kodambakkam and Anna Nagar also have more than 1,000 active cases.

 However, the data suggest that the overall active case rate in the city remained 10 per cent on both August 16 and August 26. On August 26, the city had reported 1,13,092 cases and 2,638 COVID-19 deaths. The city had 13,517 active cases. When asked, a field-level official attached to Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zone said that testing has been increased in the zone.

 “We are testing more than 500 samples every day in the zone. Due to this, we are finding more new cases. However, the situation is better than the earlier days of the spread, when we were busy. Now, the workload has come down owing to a lesser number of the cases,” he said.

 The official added that officials in the divisions are testing all the contacts of the infected persons to stop further spread. Meanwhile, Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash held a meeting with the monitoring officials of five zones including Thiru Vi Ka Nagar to review COVID-19 control measures in the zones.