Chennai: Tamilnadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan today said support and cooperation from the public are needed to prevent the second wave of coronavirus spread.
Speaking to the media, he said that the government has been taking various steps to check the spread of the pandemic.
‘If the second wave has to be stopped, people’s cooperation is needed,’ he added.
For the first time ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Tamilnadu, the State on Monday recorded 109 deaths in a day, taking the total number of fatalities due to coronavirus to 4,241.
Officials said many of these deaths were due to comorbidities. The State Monday reported 5,609 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of positive cases in Tamilnadu has touched 2,63,222.
The capital city of Chennai Monday witnessed 1,021 new cases, according to the daily bulletin released by the State Health department.
The total number of cases in the metropolis now stands at 1,02,985.
On the positive side, as many as 5,800 Covid-19 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu after recovery Monday. With this, the total number of recoveries in the State has touched 2,02,283.