ARE YOU LIVING IN A COVID-19 HOTSPOT IN CHENNAI? AN AREA-WISE BREAKUP OF POSITIVE, HOSPITALISED AND RECOVERED CASES, AS OF APRIL 30

Under lockdown, with various containment zones, Chennai continues to actively fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. While some areas in Chennai are adversely affected, some other areas which previously showed no signs of infection have recently been reporting cases.

Royapuram is continuing to be the most affected area as 189 people have tested positive, constituting 24% of the total cases reported in Chennai. Following Royapuram is Thiru-Vika-Nagar, where 169 people are infected. 85 people in Teynampet, 77 people in Tondiarpet, 73 people in Anna Nagar, and 63 people in Kodambakkam have tested positive for COVID-19.

30 people from Valasaravakkam and 19 people in Adyar have tested positive, followed by Thiruvottiyur, where 16 people have tested positive. Ambattur has 20 positive cases, and 9 cases in Alandur and Perungudi each have also been reported. Sholinganallur has recorded 2 cases and Madavaram has recorded 4 cases. Within the city limits, Manali stands at 1 case.

94 new cases from across the city have been recorded as of April 30, 8:00am.

Here's the zone wise breakup of Covid-19 positive cases in #Chennai.#Covid19Chennai#GCC #ChennaiCorporation pic.twitter.com/kNBXsWv9wF

— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) April 30, 2020

Totally 767 cases have been reported in Chennai and 536 people are currently hospitalised for treatment. 15 deceased persons are from Royapuram (6), Thiru-Vika-Nagar (3), Anna Nagar (4), Valasaravakkam (1), and Tondiarpet (1). 215 people have recovered in the city.

The recovered numbers with respect to their areas are as follows:

Thiruvottiyur- 4

Madhavaram- 3

Tondiarpet- 21 (2 recovered yesterday)

Royapuram – 64 (3 recovered yesterday)

Thiru-Vika-Nagar- 31 (3 recovered yesterday)

Anna Nagar- 19

Teynampet- 24

Kodambakkam- 21 (1 recovered yesterday)

Valasaravakkam- 6

Adayar- 7 (1 recovered yesterday)

Alandur- 6 (1 recovered yesterday)

Perungudi- 7

Sholinganallur- 2

Both Ambattur and Manali have not recorded any recoveries.

Overall zone-wise detailed status of COVID-19 cases in #Chennai.#Covid19Chennai #GCC #ChennaiCorporation pic.twitter.com/LeeOaVwQLo

— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) April 30, 2020

The city’s residents are to strictly follow the rules implemented by the authorities, especially those residing in and around the containment zones; to pave way for normalcy to return.