Tamilnadu reported 144 fresh covidĀ cases on Tuesday, nearly 1.5 times more than 90 cases it reported on Monday. Fresh cases in Chennai nearly doubled to 82 from 48 in the last 24 hours.
With the increase in fresh cases, active cases rose to 927 from 862 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan asked the district Collectors and Greater Chennai Corporation officials to ensure wearing masks, follow up on vaccinations and social distance.
He inspected the Covid prevention measures at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development in Sriperumbudur on Tuesday. In his letter, he said that the local bodies should make earnest efforts at all levels to arrest the trend, by involving all stakeholders and sensitising the people.
So far, cases reported have been mild, but as the number increases mortality among co-morbid and or elderly, especially those whose immunity levels have gone down is also likely to increase.
Giving details on the cases in the districts, he said that Greater Chennai Corporation followed by Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Coimbatore, Tiruvallur are regularly having positive cases and now Madurai, Vellore, Erode, Thanjavur and Ranipet and a total ranging from 14-17 districts out of 38 districts have started witnessing a surge in the cases of Covid.