Tamil Nadu: 18 Of 34 Omicron Patients Discharged, 16 Others Undergoing Treatment, Health Minister Says

The vaccination camps in the state for children who are in the age group of 15-18 years will start from next Monday (January 3), the Tamil Nadu health minister announced

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian along with state health secretary J Radhakrishnan attended a press conference. (Image: ANI)

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu's Health and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday revealed that of the 34 patients in the state, 18 have been discharged from hospitals while the remaining 16 are being treated in the special wards. A central health team will be visiting the state on Monday, he further said.

The vaccination camps in the state for children who are in the age group of 15-18 years will start from next Monday (January 3), the Tamil Nadu health minister announced.

CM has reviewed the Omicron situation in the state. Of total 34 Omicron patients so far, 16 are under treatment & 18 have been discharged. A Central health team is visiting the state today. Vaccination for 15-18 yr olds to start from Jan 3, 2022: Tamil Nadu Health Minister pic.twitter.com/tjfw8j1Yxa

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2021

In this context, while speaking to the media, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary K Radhakrishnan said that the state government has upped the ante to test at least 20,000 passengers in Chennai instead of 10,000 while directing the travellers from "non-at-risk" countries to stay in home quarantine.

In Chennai, we are now doing 20,000 tests instead of 10,000. We're following the containment guidelines and are telling the passengers coming from non-high-risk countries to be in-home quarantine: J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary pic.twitter.com/0ksmcRXkvD

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2021

Tamil Nadu's first patient who tested positive for the Omicron variant is a 47-year-old man who travelled from Nigeria via Doha to Chennai.