1,384 new cases in Tamil Nadu, 1,500 kids below 12 among infected

Chennai

So far, 1,506 children have been affected. The government hospitals in the city are receiving a large number of cases among children, with about 70 per cent being in Chennai. The Institute of Child Health has received 117 cases of kids below 12 years of age, of which most are asymptomatic. “Most children are asymptomatic and have tested positive because of being with COVID-19 positive parents. Currently, 25 children are admitted to the hospital. Most have recovered. As these children do not show common symptoms, other parameters are being observed and we will be able to identify them within six months,” said Dr Rama Chandramohan, Director of Institute of Child Health.

TN recorded 12,132 active cases of COVID-19, of which 9,066 active cases are in Chennai, which recorded 1,072 cases. A total 169 cases were reported in Chengalpattu and 44 cases in Tiruvallur. Six women, a girl and five men succumbed to the virus. Those dead included a 17-year-old girl with diabetes, a 33-year-old woman who was a postnatal mother and a 25-year-old woman with bronchial asthma. The State also increased sample testing.

Class 10 student first corona case in Kodai
Kodaikanal recorded its first COVID case after a 16-yearold tested positive. She, along with her mother, had retuned on Wednesday night after staying for two months in Chennai. When contacted, Kodaikanal City Health Officer M Aravindh Krishnan said the girl returned to take the SSLC exam, scheduled on June 15. A medical team posted at Vadamadurai intercepted the car in which they were travelling after availing of the e-pass and collected swab samples from the girl, her mother and the driver. Test results on Thursday showed that the girl was positive, but the mother and the driver tested negative. The girl is being treated at Dindigul Government Hospital.