Photos: Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu cross 100,000 mark

Updated On Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

Tamil Nadu on July 3 crossed one lakh cases, with a total of 102,721 people infected with Covid-19 disease in the state where five districts, including Chennai, are under an intense lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. As of July 3, a total of 1.27 million people were tested in 91 testing facilities, which is the highest in the country in absolute numbers. Tamil Nadu is the second state in India to have crossed one lakh Covid-19 cases, after Maharashtra.

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A woman gets her sample collected for COVID-19 swab testing at a medical camp in Chennai on June 29. Tamil Nadu on July 3 became the second state in India to cross one lakh cases, with a total of 102,721 people infected with Covid-19 disease, reported HT. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

A woman gets her sample collected for COVID-19 swab testing at a medical camp in Chennai on June 29. Tamil Nadu on July 3 became the second state in India to cross one lakh cases, with a total of 102,721 people infected with Covid-19 disease, reported HT. (PTI)

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A health worker prepares to collect samples for COVID-19 swab testing, at a medical camp in Chennai. Tamil Nadu’s high case load must be seen in relation to another important figure: its testing numbers. As of July 3, a total of 1.27 million people have been tested in 91 testing facilities, which is the highest in the country in absolute numbers. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

A health worker prepares to collect samples for COVID-19 swab testing, at a medical camp in Chennai. Tamil Nadu’s high case load must be seen in relation to another important figure: its testing numbers. As of July 3, a total of 1.27 million people have been tested in 91 testing facilities, which is the highest in the country in absolute numbers. (PTI)

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Fishermen seen near the Pattinapakkam beach during an intensified lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Chennai on July 2. Experts said the high numbers can also be attributed to the movement of people across the state post Unlock 1 which started on June 8. (R Senthiil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

Fishermen seen near the Pattinapakkam beach during an intensified lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Chennai on July 2. Experts said the high numbers can also be attributed to the movement of people across the state post Unlock 1 which started on June 8. (R Senthiil Kumar / PTI)

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People seen at Marina beach during the lockdown. Health department officials from the state said that high caseload shouldn’t scare people as it is a result of Tamil Nadu’s strategy of “aggressive and increased testing” and that the state’s focus is to reduce its fatalities. The state has a case fatality rate of 1.3%, which is low when compared to the national average of 2.9%, reported HT. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

People seen at Marina beach during the lockdown. Health department officials from the state said that high caseload shouldn’t scare people as it is a result of Tamil Nadu’s strategy of “aggressive and increased testing” and that the state’s focus is to reduce its fatalities. The state has a case fatality rate of 1.3%, which is low when compared to the national average of 2.9%, reported HT. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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A man feeds his horse in Chennai on July 4. Tamil Nadu on July 3 became the second state in India to cross one lakh cases, with a total of 102,721 people infected with Covid-19 disease in the state where five districts, including Chennai, are under an intense lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

A man feeds his horse in Chennai on July 4. Tamil Nadu on July 3 became the second state in India to cross one lakh cases, with a total of 102,721 people infected with Covid-19 disease in the state where five districts, including Chennai, are under an intense lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (ANI)

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Minimal vehicular movement seen on a road amid the lockdown in Chennai. Chennai with 64,689 cases accounting for 62.9% of the total case load in the state had scaled up testing to 10,000 per day during the recent lockdown period. Chennai was testing in the range of 3,000 to 5,000 people per day in May and June respectively, reported HT. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

Minimal vehicular movement seen on a road amid the lockdown in Chennai. Chennai with 64,689 cases accounting for 62.9% of the total case load in the state had scaled up testing to 10,000 per day during the recent lockdown period. Chennai was testing in the range of 3,000 to 5,000 people per day in May and June respectively, reported HT. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGR Central railway station is reflected on a water logged road in Chennai. The total number of patients who have recovered from the deadly pathogen has risen to 58,378, with 2,357 people being discharged from medical facilities on July 3. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGR Central railway station is reflected on a water logged road in Chennai. The total number of patients who have recovered from the deadly pathogen has risen to 58,378, with 2,357 people being discharged from medical facilities on July 3. (PTI)

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A man reads a newspaper while resting inside a mosquito net at a bus stop in Chennai. Between June 19 and June 30, when the state announced a hard lockdown in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Madurai and Chengalpattu--327,214 people were tested across the state. Since June 20, there has been a spike in testing, with over 30,000 people tested everyday on average. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

A man reads a newspaper while resting inside a mosquito net at a bus stop in Chennai. Between June 19 and June 30, when the state announced a hard lockdown in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Madurai and Chengalpattu--327,214 people were tested across the state. Since June 20, there has been a spike in testing, with over 30,000 people tested everyday on average. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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A man runs along the backwaters of Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai. Tamil Nadu said that the lockdown was warranted, as officials found that even symptomatic people were avoiding getting tested because they didn’t want to be in quarantine. Besides this, some reports also suggested that people were also not following norms of social distancing or wearing masks while in public. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

A man runs along the backwaters of Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai. Tamil Nadu said that the lockdown was warranted, as officials found that even symptomatic people were avoiding getting tested because they didn’t want to be in quarantine. Besides this, some reports also suggested that people were also not following norms of social distancing or wearing masks while in public. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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High-rise buildings are reflected in the backwaters of Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai. The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) increased fever camps from 300 in May to 520 camps currently across Chennai’s 200 wards. Between May 8 and July 2, a total of 29,051 swabs have been taken at these fever camps and 33,090 people were detected with influenza like illness symptoms. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:58 am IST

High-rise buildings are reflected in the backwaters of Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai. The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) increased fever camps from 300 in May to 520 camps currently across Chennai’s 200 wards. Between May 8 and July 2, a total of 29,051 swabs have been taken at these fever camps and 33,090 people were detected with influenza like illness symptoms. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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