Sivaganga district has successfully cured 95.1% of the patients who had tested positive to COVID-19, said Deputy Director of Health Yasodamani here on Thursday.
Between April and August, 4,576 pregnant women were screened and 298 among them tested positive. They were all treated for the infection and the babies were delivered safely. During the pandemic, 4,810 deliveries were performed in the district, Dr. Yasodamani told The Hindu.
For the benefit of senior citizens who could not move out of home due to the pandemic, government doctors were available on mobile phone 93454 67903 for consultation, she said and added that downloading the eSanjeevani App had been beneficial to the needy. About 1,600 patients had used the the App so far, she said.
Another official said that so far 77,133 people were screened in the district and 4,878 among them tested positive, which was 6.3 % of the…