Chennai: The number of Covid-19 cases in the city is said to be under control. According to data from Greater Chennai Corporation, currently the active cases stand at 13,743 (15 per cent) and the recovery rate is 83 per cent and 76,494 persons have recovered.
The death rate is 2.14 per cent and 1,969 lives have been lost to the pandemic. The neighbourhood of Kodambakkam has 2,189 active cases and Anna Nagar, another containment zone has 1,756 patients testing positive.
Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar has 1,221, Teynampet has 1,136 active cases and Adyar has 1,155. Royapuram, which had the highest positive patients, now has 817 cases.
Royapuram, which has 70 per cent of its population affected, is showing an impressive recovery rate with 9,474 persons overcoming the viral infection.
Another hotspot, Tondiarpet currently has 591 cases. Even the casualties related to Covid-19 have reduced. Teynampet has the highest death toll in the city with 305, followed by Royapuram with 246 deaths.