An inside view of the oxygen bed facility for treatment of COVID-19 patients at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. File photo | Photo credit: The Hindu
Tamil Nadu reported 343 fresh cases of COVID-19 and two deaths on Friday, April 28, 2023. A woman and a man – both aged 58 – died of the infection in the state, taking the toll to 38,068.
The Vellore woman had diabetes and high blood pressure and was admitted to a private hospital on April 25 with complaints of difficulty in breathing for three days. He tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 April. She died the next day due to ventricular tachycardia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and COVID-19 pneumonia.
The Salem man had diabetes, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. He was admitted to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital on April 19 with complaints of abdominal pain, back pain and hematuria and tested positive for COVID-19 on April 26. He died the next day due to sepsis, septic shock and COVID-19. Pneumonia.
Of the fresh cases, 67 were reported in Chennai while 45 were reported in Coimbatore. A total of 3,126 people were under treatment and 527 people were discharged.