Chennai: What Dharavi is to Mumbai is Kannagi Nagar is to Chennai, so to speak, as slum dwellers from various parts of the capital city of Tamilnadu were relocated to here years ago.
Meanwhile, with Dharavi giving sleepless nights to health managers and people of Mumbai with its increasing corona cases, Kannagi Nagar is emerging a new hotspot in Chennai.
According to sources, 23 persons have been tested positive for Covid-19 at Kannagi Nagar today alone. Given the density of population here, it is feared that the pandemic might spread to more. However, Health officials said they have been taking all necessary measures to prevent the spread.
The number of novel coronavirus cases in Tamilnadu breached 8,000-mark, after 798 Covid-19 positive patients were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike witnessed in the state yet.
Chennai, the capital city of Tamilnadu, retained the dubious distinction of corona capital as well, by reporting 538 cases Monday alone. The total number of cases in the metropolis now stands at 3,833.