ARE YOU LIVING IN COVID-19 HOTSPOT IN CHENNAI? AREA-WISE BREAKUP OF POSITIVE, HOSPITALISED AND RECOVERED CASES, AS OF MAY 04

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 steps down from being the most affected area as Thiru-Vika-Nagar has now reported 324 positive cases, constituting 22% of the total cases reported in Chennai. Following Thiru-Vika-Nagar, is Royapuram where 275 people are infected. 199 people in Kodambakkam, 166 people in Teynampet, 130 people in Anna Nagar, and 118 people in Tondiarpet, have tested positive for COVID-19.

92 people from Valasaravakkam and 58 people in Ambattur have tested positive, followed by Adyar, where 29 people have tested positive. Thiruvottiyur has 22 positive cases, and 10 cases in Alandur and Perungudi each have also been reported as positive cases. Madavaram has recorded 9 cases, Sholinganallur has recorded 6 cases, and Manali has recorded 5 cases.

203 new cases from across the city have been recorded as of May 04, 8:00am.

Here's the zone wise breakup of Covid-19 positive cases in #Chennai.#Covid19Chennai#GCC #ChennaiCorporation pic.twitter.com/3XJobxoCdL

— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) May 4, 2020

Totally 1458 cases have been reported in Chennai and 1210 people are currently hospitalised for treatment. 17 deceased persons are from Royapuram (7), Thiru-Vika-Nagar (3), Anna Nagar (4), Valasaravakkam (1), Kodambakkam (1), and Tondiarpet (1). 226 people have recovered in the city

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

Thiruvottiyur- 5

Madhavaram- 3

Tondiarpet- 23

Royapuram – 68

Thiru-Vika-Nagar- 34

Anna Nagar- 19

Teynampet- 24

Kodambakkam- 21

Valasaravakkam- 7

Adayar- 7

Alandur- 6

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/XQFmyHUT7P

— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) May 4, 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.