Are you Living in COVID-19 Hotspot in Chennai? Area-wise Breakup of Positive, Hospitalised and Recovered Cases, as of May 02

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 259 positive cases, constituting 24% of the total cases reported in Chennai. Following Thiru-Vika-Nagar, is Royapuram where 216 people are infected. 132 people in Teynampet, 116 people in Kodambakkam, 101 people in Tondiarpet, and 91 people in Anna Nagar, have tested positive for COVID-19.

60 people from Valasaravakkam and 33 people in Ambattur have tested positive, followed by Adyar, where 21 people have tested positive. Thiruvottiyur has 19 positive cases, and 9 cases in Alandur and Perungudi each have also been reported. Sholinganallur has recorded 3 cases, Madavaram has recorded 4 cases, and Manali has recorded 3 cases.

176 new cases from across the city have been recorded as of May 02, 8:00am.

Totally 1082 cases have been reported in Chennai and 841 people are currently hospitalised for treatment. 16 deceased persons are from Royapuram (6), Thiru-Vika-Nagar (3), Anna Nagar (4), Valasaravakkam (1), Kodambakkam (1), and Tondiarpet (1). 219 people have recovered in the city.

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

Thiruvottiyur- 4

Madhavaram- 3

Tondiarpet- 22 (1 recovered yesterday)

Royapuram – 65 (1 recovered yesterday)

Thiru-Vika-Nagar- 32 (1 recovered yesterday)

Anna Nagar- 19

Teynampet- 24

Kodambakkam- 21

Valasaravakkam- 7 (1 recovered yesterday)

Adayar- 7

Alandur- 6

Perungudi- 7

Sholinganallur- 2

Both Ambattur and Manali have not recorded any recoveries.

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.