Chennai: The Koyambedu wholesale vegetables, fruits and flowers market, which has become a super-spreader of Coronavirus, witnessed its first death today.
According to sources, three patients who were getting treatment at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital died this morning and one among them was a trader at Koyambedu.
Tamilnadu reported 580 fresh cases on Thursday evening, a large number of which are linked to the Koyambedu hotspot pushing the tally to 5,409 in the State.
Of the 580 cases, 316 were from Chennai and the aggregate number of those infected in the state capital stood at 2,644 as on date, a health department bulletin said.
“A large number of cases are linked to Koyambedu market,” the bulletin said adding that totally, 3,822 are active cases and the tally till date is 5,409. A 56-year-old woman with co-morbid conditions from Tiruvallur and admitted to the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital succumbed to the illness on Wednesday and a 48-year- old woman treated at the Rajiv Gandhi Government hospital died of the contagion, it said.