TN govt redy to encounter possible COVID 3rd wave : Subramanian

The Tamil Nadu government is all prepared to encounter a possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Health Minister Ma Subramanian told the State Assembly on Thursday.

Moving the demand for grants for his department, he said due to the proactive and aggressive approach, Tamil Nadu
was able to bring down the daily case load from a high of about 36,200 cases in mid-May to less than 1,600 and is
making efforts to bring it down further.

Active cases also have come down from the level of 3.13 lakh cases in May to below 18,000 now.

The state currently has a Recovery rate of about 98 per cent, Reduced death rate at 1.34 per cent, daily positivity rate
has reduced to about 1.0 per cent with day-to-day and inter and intra district variations.

On encountering the possible 3rd wave, Subrmanian said an Expert Committee Meeting for 3rd Wave Planning was planned much earlier than many other States and was convened on June three with several leading public health experts in the country.

A special Task force has been constituted with eminent public health experts. The members of this Task Force meet every week and closely monitor the current situation in the State.

A special Task Force under the State Child Health Nodal officer was also convened and an Action Plan was laid down for managing paediatric cases during the 3rd Wave.

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