Clusters from family, social events causing a rise in COVID-19 cases: Tamil Nadu Health Secretary
The Hindu
Poor adherence to norms also cited for rise in numbers.
Clusters arising from family and social functions, and a lack of adherence to the mask mandate and physical distancing norms at crowded places are among the reasons for the increase in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu. In the last few days, the State has been registering a marginal increase in the number of cases. As the fluctuations in the daily count continued in some districts, the figure crossed 1,600 on Friday and Saturday. “This was mainly due to functions-based clusters and non-follow-up of social vaccine, namely wearing of masks and physical distancing at crowded places. Contact-tracing also contributes to numbers, but it is useful in preventing an exponential rise and controlling it as a localised cluster,” Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said. This was the case in Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Thanjavur and the delta districts, the outskirts of Chennai, and Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur districts.More Related News