GRIM MILESTONE: TAMIL NADU CROSSES ONE MILLION CASES

■ As many as 10,941 new cases pushed the overall infections to 10,02,392, with the active cases surging to 75,116

■ It took 113 days for the tally to go from 8 lakh to 9 lakh. But the last 1 lakh cases were added in just 14 days

■ Chennai accounts for 2,86,569 cases, while neighbours Chengalpattu (67,480), Tiruvallur (51,603) and Kancheepuram (33,800) are among the worst-hit districts

■ Recoveries are inching towards 10 lakh mark, with 6,172 persons getting discharged on Monday

CHENNAI: As the number of new COVID cases in the city surge, 118 streets have more than 10 active cases, while 408 have more than 6.

As per Greater Chennai Corporation data, Royapuram and Teynampet zones have the highest number of streets with more than 10 cases — 39 and 32 streets respectively — as of Sunday. Also, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar has 12 such streets. However, the remaining 12 zones have less than 10 streets with more than 10 active cases. Tiruvottiyur, Valasaravakkam and Sholinganallur do not have any streets with more than 10 cases.

Stephenson Road in Pulianthope in

Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zone has 57 cases, which is the highest number of cases on a single street. Also, Erukenchery High Road in Vyasarpadi in Tondiarpet and Konnur High Road in Ayanavaram in Anna Nagar have 49 and 45 cases respectively.

On the other hand, of the 408 streets with more than 6 cases, 85 streets are in Teynampet and 69 in Royapuram. Except for Tiruvottiyr, Manali, Tondiarpet, Valasaravakkam, Perungudi and Sholinganallur zones, all others have 20 or more than 20 streets with more than 6 cases. Manali, Valasaravakkam and Tondiarpet zones have the lowest number of streets with more than six cases

— four, five and six streets respectively.

Meanwhile, the data also shows 1,470 streets with more than 3 cases. Of the 1,470 streets, 234 are in Teynampet and 164 in Royapuram. Overall, 1,996 streets have more than 3 cases. The civic body has already initiated containment measures in those streets.

“We are implementing containment measures like erecting flex banners on streets with more than three cases and placing ‘S’ shaped barricades to slow down movement on streets with over six cases. Based on the local situation, physical barricading is done on the streets with more than 10 cases,” an official said.