Coimbatore Corporation workers check houses in the city’s Ukkadam area on April 1, 2020. Photo: Special Arrangement
No Stage-3 transmission, says the State Health Secretary Beela Rajesh.
Tamil Nadu’s tally of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases crossed the 200-mark on Wednesday. With 110 more persons who attended the Tablighi Jamaat conference at Nizamuddin in Delhi testing positive for COVID-19 in 15 districts, the total number of cases in the State increased to 234.
Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said of the 110, one person was from Myanmar and another from Indonesia. “Till yesterday, 80 people who attended the Delhi conference tested positive for COVID-19. With the April 1 count, a total of 190 who attended the conference have tested positive in the State,” she told reporters. However, it was not clear if the count of 80 included the contacts of these travellers.
The 110 persons were in the following