Tamil Nadu recorded zero cases of Covid on Monday. This is the first time that no fresh case of Covid has been recorded in the State since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The first case of Covid was reported on March 7, 2020. The State recorded zero cases of Covid on Saturday, but one imported case was reported… Continue reading "TN reports zero covid cases for first time since pandemic"
India logged 3,230 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,45,75,473, while the active cases declined to 42,358, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death count climbed to 5,28,562 with 32 fatalities which includes 22 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.10 per… Continue reading "India logs 3,230 new coronavirus infections"
Tamil Nadu reported 419 new cases on Wednesday. The total number of cases reached over 35.74 lakh. Chennai had 96 new cases, followed by Coimbatore with 60 cases, Chengalpattu 29, Kanniyakumari 21, Tiruvallur and Erode 20 cases each. One death was reported. A 50-year-old man with comorbidities from Cuddalore was admitted on September 8 with complaints of fever, cough, and… Continue reading "Tamilnadu reports 419 fresh coronavirus cases"
The number of daily COVID cases dropped to 542 in the State on Thursday, while taking the cases so far to 35,65,562. Chennai recorded 79 cases and Coimbatore 68. Perambalur, Ramanathapuram and Tenkasi did not report any fresh cases. The State has an overall positivity rate of 2.3 per cent, with the highest of 6.4 per cent in Coimbatore. The… Continue reading "5,496 active covid cases in Tamilnadu"
India reported a total of 14,917 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with its active caseload standing at 1,17,508, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed. An increase of 647 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The death count has climbed to 5,27,069 with 32 fatalities, according to… Continue reading "India reports 14,917 corona cases"
Overall in Tamil Nadu, 95 per cent people have been vaccinated with the first dose and 85.37 per cent have received the second dose of vaccine and there is no need for a general lockdown, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Monday. He said this after inspecting an upgraded government primary health centre in Chengalpattu. “The Chief Minister has said… Continue reading "No need for general lockdown in TN: Subramanian"
Despite the surge of cases in TN, the Public Works Department (PWD) was prepared to handle it, as the fourth wave was anticipated by experts. Workers at PWD have already scaled up the maximum bed strength with 15,000 Oxygen beds in the city. During the second wave, then the State was hit with lack of beds in hospitals. “Later, the… Continue reading "Rise in corona: 15,000 Oxygen beds ready in Chennai"
India has recorded 6,594 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 tally to 4,32,36,695. India’s active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 50,548, the Health Ministry said. With 4,035 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries have reached 4,26,61,370. The daily positivity rate stands at 2.05 per cent while the weekly positivity rate at 2.32… Continue reading "India reports 6,594 fresh coronavirus cases"
As Covid spread is slowly increasing in Tamil Nadu touching 200 daily cases, Chief Minister MK Stalin will chair a meeting with health experts today in the Secretariat. Precautions against Covid prevention are expected to be discussed during the meeting. Chief Secretary Iraianbu and Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan are also expected to participate in this meeting. Earlier this week, Radhakrishnan… Continue reading "Stalin to chair covid review meeting today"
Amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, an order was issued by the state government asking citizens to wear masks in public places except open spaces. The decision was taken after Maharashtra reported a surge in Covid cases. The state government expressed concern over the rising number of Covid cases to the district authorities. Additional Chief Secretary, Dr Pradeep Vyas, in a letter… Continue reading "Mask made mandatory in Maharashtra amid rise in covid cases"