State Control Room, Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Media Bulletin 05.04.2020 6 PM

Daily report on Public Health measures taken for COVID-19

In Tamil Nadu, till date 2,10,538 passengers were screened at the

Airports of Chennai, Trichy, Madurai, and Coimbatore. Total number of
persons put on home quarantine till yesterday was 90,541. Till date 10,814
passengers have completed 28 days follow-up. As on date 90,824
passengers are under home quarantine for 28 days. Currently, 127
asymptomatic passengers from highly affected countries are being
quarantined in quarantine facilities near airport and 1848 are under
hospital isolation.
Till now 4,612 samples have been taken from the passengers and sent
for testing at King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Guindy
Chennai, National Institute of Virology, Pune, Theni VRDL, Tiruvarur VRDL,
Tirunelveli VRDL, RGGGH VDRL, Coimbatore VRDL, Salem VRDL,
Villupuram VRDL, Madurai VRDL, Trichy VRDL, Neuberg Ehrlich, CMC
Vellore, YRG Chennai, Microlabs, Coimbatore, SRMC and Apollo Chennai.
571 persons are tested positive till date. 3,702 samples are tested negative.
Testing of 339 samples are under process.
The general public are advised to adhere to health advisories and
travel advisories issued by the state Government. Public should follow the
cough etiquette by covering the face using handkerchief / towel while
sneezing / coughing. Do frequent handwashing with soap and water.

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S.NO COVID-19 STATISTICS 05/04/2020 DETAILS

1 Number of passengers screened till date 2,10,538

2 Number of passengers under home quarantine yesterday 90,541

3 Number of passengers who completed 28 days follow up 10,814

4 Number of passengers under active quarantine

Home Quarantine 90,824

Government Quarantine facilities 127

Number of functioning COVID -19 testing facilities in Tamil 17 (11 Govt +
5
Nadu 6 Private)
6 Total Number of samples tested till date 4612
7 Total Number of samples - tested positive till today 571
8 Number of samples pending till date 339
Number of COVID-19 suspected individuals in isolation ward
9 1848
admission
Number of COVID-19 positive patients discharged following
10 8
treatment
Total number of persons attended the Delhi Conference traced
11 1246
and isolated
Total Number of samples sent for testing for Delhi conference
12 1246
attendees
Total Number of positive in those attended Delhi Conference
13 437
till yesterday
Total Number of positive in those attended Delhi Conference
14 85
on today
Total Number of positive in those attended Delhi Conference
15 522
till today

16 Number of ventilators available 3,371

17 Number of isolation beds available 22,049

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86 new cases reported in Tamil Nadu bringing the total cases in Tamil
Nadu to 571.

• Patient 486 - 488 : Three male persons from

Chengalpattu, who have travel history to Delhi, reported
positive.

• Patient 489 - 494 : Six male persons from Chennai, who

have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 495 : One male person from Chennai, reported

positive.

• Patient 496 : One male person from Thiruvallur, who have

travel history to Delhi, reported positive

• Patient 497 – 525 : Twenty nine male persons from

Coimbatore, who have travel history to Delhi, reported
positive.

• Patient 526 - 532 : Seven male persons from Cuddalore, who

have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 533 : One male person from Kancheepuram, who

have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 534 : One female person from Kanyakumari, who

is a contact of COVID – 19 positive patient, reported
positive.

• Patient 535 & 536: Two male persons from Madurai, who
have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 537 : One female person from Namakkal, who is a

contact of COVID – 19 positive patient, reported positive.

• Patient 538 - 541 : Four male persons from Nilgiris, who

have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 542 & 543 : Two male persons from Ranipet, who
have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

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 • Patient 544 - 546 : Three male persons from Salem, who
have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 547 & 548 : Two male persons from

Tiruvannamalai, who have travel history to Delhi,
reported positive.

• Patient 549 & 550 : One male person and One female
person from Thoothukudi, who are the contacts of COVID
– 19 positive patient, reported positive.

• Patient 551 : One male person from Tirunelveli, , who

have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 552 - 553 : Two male persons from Vellore, who

have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 554 – 558 : Five males persons from Villupuram,

who have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 559 & 560 : Two male persons from Dindigul,

who have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 561 - 566 : Six male persons from Nagapattinam,

who have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 567 – 570: Four male persons from Thanjavur,

who have travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

• Patient 571 : One male person from Theni, who have

travel history to Delhi, reported positive.

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 District wise Abstract of Positive cases
Till 03- 04-Apr- 05-Apr- Grand
S.No. Districts
Apr-20 20 20 Total
1 Chennai 81 7 7 95
2 Coimbatore 29 29 58
3 Dindigul 43 2 45
4 Tirunelveli 36 1 1 38
5 Erode 32 32
6 Namakkal 21 3 1 25
7 Ranipet 5 18 2 25
8 Theni 21 2 23
9 Karur 20 2 1 23
10 Chengalpattu 19 3 22
11 Madurai 15 2 2 19
12 Trichy 0 17 17
13 Villupuram 9 1 5 15
14 Tiruvarur 12 12
15 Salem 8 1 3 12
16 Thiruvallur 1 10 1 12
17 Virudhunagar 11 11
18 Thoothukudi 9 2 11
19 Nagapattinam 5 6 11
20 Thirupathur 10 10
21 Cuddalore 0 3 7 10
22 Tiruvannamalai 6 2 8
23 Kanyakumari 5 1 6
24 Sivaganga 5 5
25 Vellore 1 2 2 5
26 Thanjavur 1 4 5
27 Kancheepuram 3 1 4
28 Nilgiris 4 4
29 Tirupur 1 2 3
30 Ramanathapuram 2 2
31 Kallakurichi 0 2 2
32 Perambalur 0 1 1
Grand Total 411 74 86 571

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