Chennai: Owing to the steady increase of Covid-19 cases in Chennai, the number of containment zones has been increased from 10 to 36, sources said.
“This is to check the spread of the pandemic and to bring it under the control,” said an official, adding that multi-pronged strategies are being followed.
Chennai is once again witnessing steady rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. From reporting less than 1000 cases on daily basis, the city is now posting around 1200-1300 cases for the past some days.
While this has caused worry among residents, especially with the restrictions being relaxed and people moving freely from one place to another, officials say there is no need for panic as they are on an aggressive testing mode.
Tamilnadu on Monday reported 5,395 new Covid-19 cases as the tally rose to 6,25,391 while the death toll touched 9,846 with 62 more fatalities.
Chennai reported 1,367 fresh cases. The active cases in Chennai stood at 12,560, which is nearly 27 per cent of a total of 45,881 active cases across the State.