Coronavirus | 50% of persons testing positive fall in 18-45 age group, T.N. Health Secretary says
The Hindu
Stressing the need for everyone to take precautions against the virus and wear masks, the Health Secretary said transmission was on the rise in Chennai -- from 3% to 4.5% now
Persons in the age group of 18 to 45 years accounted for more than 50% of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said. Shortly after inspecting the Government Corona Hospital at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine campus in Guindy on Wednesday, he told reporters that the percentage of persons who had tested positive for COVID-19 in the age group of less than 18 years was 8%. He went on to highlight the need for everyone to take precautions against COVID-19. He urged political leaders also to advise people who take part in political meetings to wear masks.
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