Chennai: A policeman attached to Otteri police station in the city, a labourer in Koyambedu vegetables, fruits and flowers market and eight other persons at Seven Wells in Chennai have been tested positive for coronavirus.
A Sub-Inspector of police at Mangadu near Chennai, a policeman and two others in Ramanathapuram in the State have also been tested positive for Covid-19, sources said.
They added that all the above persons and their contacts have been quarantined. The city continues to see a spike in Covid-19 cases, with Royapuram having the highest number of patients.
According to data released by the Greater Chennai Corporation today, Royapuram has 189 cases until this morning. On 28 April, 25 new cases were reported. After Royapuram, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar is the second highest with 169 cases. On 28 April alone 41 persons were tested positive.
As of now, in Chennai city, as many as 767 active cases are reported. Shockingly, most of the zones in the metropolis are not showing a dip in cases.