In Chennai, there are as many as 15 zones and GCC or Greater Chennai Corporation has been involved in the door to door screening for Covid-19 symptoms in all these 15 zones.
Three important zones in Chennai like Anna Nagar (zone 8), Teynampet (zone 9) and Kodambakkam (zone 10) have got the majority of persons with Corona virus symptoms. Point is Anna Nagar has registered 547 cases, Teynampet has registered 493 cases and Kodambakkam has 405 cases. As per the data of GCC, by following up the doctors have cured 459 cases, 375 cases and 274 cases respectively in these zones.
It is worth mentioning here that 31 percent of all Corona virus positive cases belong to these 3 important zones in Chennai. In north Chennai is Royapuram (zone 5) and this zone is still on the top in Chennai city as far as positive cases were concerned.
An official belonging to GCC explained about how while surveying one lakh households 100 cases of fever has been coming up and it was normal. He hinted that if it was abnormal then it would be bought to the notice of the higher officials. According to Mr. G. Prakash, Chennai Corporation commissioner it is clear that till Saturday GCC had verified cumulatively as many as 1.05 crore households in Chennai city. He added that 93 percent penetration has been achieved till now.
He later revealed about how as many as 3036 peoples with all types of symptoms have been picked up and would be under the radar, 2261 persons were ruled out and 775 under follow up.