The on Saturday deputed nodal ministers for seven more districts, including Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Krishnagiri, Thanjavur, Theni and Kanyakumari.
Earlier, nodal ministers were deputed in highly-infected 14 districts.
The ministers had been deputed to pay special attention in the highly-infected districts and ensure the enforcement of total lockdown measures, besides coordination ofCovidcontrol and treatment, said an official release.