Chennai now has 1.5 lakh COVID-19 cases.
Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News August 5, 6 Highlights: Tamil Nadu recorded 5,175 fresh cases on Wednesday, taking the state tally to 2,73,460. Among these, Chennai reported 1,044 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,05,004.
Tamil Nadu recorded 112 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 4,349. 104 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.
As of Wednesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 54,184. Till date, 1,65,509 males, 1,07,924 females and 27 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 29,53,561 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date, with 61,166 samples sent Saturday.
The state discharged 6,031 patients following treatment yesterday, putting the total number of recoveries at 2,14,815.
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A scanning device costing Rs. 2.4 crore was unveiled at the Government ESI Hospital today. Inaugurating the medical equipment, Tamil Nadu Local Administration Minister S P Velumani said that this is the second such CT scan in the hospital. A total of 100 people can be screened daily with the new machine, he said.
A total of 1,749 people who tested positive for COVID-19 had been scanned for lung disease in the hospital and all of them have fully recovered. So far, 1.37 lakh people have been tested in the district, of which 5,805 have tested positive, 4,224 have been discharged and 1,491 are under treatment, he said.
Of the 450 beds in the hospital, 340 have oxygen facility and more will be fitted soon. Another 400 beds will be added in the hospital, which is the second biggest in the state after the one in Chennai, Velumani said.
DMK President M K Stalin on Thursday asked the AIADMK government not to create an "artificial barrier" for travel by people and demanded immediate cancellation of the e-pass system for inter- district journey. Applications seeking passes even for emergencies have been rejected many times though the government had said permission would be given for inter-district travel for medical emergencies, deaths and marriages, he alleged adding "the e-pass system in the AIADMK government is a big failure."
Citing news reports on alleged corruption in issuance of e-pass in places including Chennai, he said, "extending the system and hassling people is inhuman and counter-productive." Since March 25, people could not make inter-district journeys even for emergencies and they were being harassed, he alleged.
When the Central government itself has announced that e-pass is not compulsory, the "AIADMK government continuing to have it with an ulterior motive will not be a solution for the affected people," he said. While Chief Minister K Palaniswami maintained that the government acted according to the Centre's guidelines on COVID-19 management, "why did not he follow it on the e-pass system," Stalin, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, asked in a statement.
Asserting that this question crossed the minds of all the people, he wanted the government to respect the public sentiment and immediately rescind the e-pass system for inter-district travel. Also, he said by putting up such a barrier, "do not open up the door for corruption and hassle people...for the lockdown relaxations to benefit the public this step (cancelling e-pass regime) is immediately needed," he said.
A total of 26 legislators have tested positive for COVID-19 till date.
Here is the full list:
AIADMK - 11 legislators
DMK - 12 legislators
AICC - One legislator
Independent - One legislator
Mukkulathor Pulipadai - One legislator
VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan's sister Banumathi, who had tested positive for COVID-19 succumbed to the virus at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami condoled her death and tweeted his condolences to Thol Thirumavalavan and his family.
Chennai has a total of 11,811 active cases after 1044 fresh cases were reported on Wednesday.
Here are the active cases in the top 10 zones in Chennai:
Pandi Muni, a Special SI attached to a police station in Kundrathur in Chennai has succumbed to COVID-19. He was admitted to a private hospital in Nandanam for treatment after testing positive, where he died after failing to respond to the treatment.
Pandi Muni is the fifth police personnel in Tamil Nadu to succumb to the virus following the deaths of S Balamurali, inspector at Mambalam police station, R Manimaran, a special sub-inspector at Pattinampakkam police station, M Nagarajan, a constable at the Vepery police station and Gurumoorthy, SI at Nungambakkam police station in Chennai.
The condition of Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday in said to be stable, said a statement from Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj of Kaveri Hospital in Chennai. The Governor is currently under home isolation and is being monitored by a team of doctors from Kaveri Hospital.
A total of 87 staff working at Raj Bhavan have tested positive till date.
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A total of 64 flights will fly between Chennai and major cities today, with 32 arrivals and 32 departures scheduled at the Chennai International Airport.
Tamil Nadu recorded 5,175 fresh cases on Wednesday, taking the state tally to 2,73,460. Among these, Chennai reported 1,044 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,05,004. Tamil Nadu recorded 112 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 4,349. 104 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.
As of Wednesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 54,184. Till date, 1,65,509 males, 1,07,924 females and 27 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 29,53,561 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date, with 61,166 samples sent Saturday.
The state discharged 6,031 patients following treatment yesterday, putting the total number of recoveries at 2,14,815.
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A total of 26 legislators have tested positive for COVID-19 till date.
Here is the full list:
AIADMK - Nine legislators
DMK - 10 legislators
AICC - One legislator
Independent - One legislator
Mukkulathor Pulipadai - One legislator
The Tamil Nadu government has announced that private gyms across the state can reopen from August 10 for those people who are below 50 years of age. A statement containing the SOP to be followed will be issued to all gyms.
Actor and Thiruvadanai MLA Karunas has tested positive for COVID-19. The Mukkulathor Pulipadai leader has gone into self isolation at his residence in Dindigul.
Chennai has recorded 2202 COVID-19 deaths across all 15 zones in the city.
Here are the deaths in the top 10 zones:
Veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook video, the singer said that he chest congestion, cold and fever on and off for the past three days and had got himself checked at a hospital, where doctors confirmed that he had a mild case of COVID-19.
The singer said that he has admitted himself at a hospital and confirmed that he is in good health. He added that he will be discharged in two days.
Chennai has a total of 11,856 active cases, with Ambattur (Zone 7) leading the tally with 1401 active cases.
Here are the active cases in the top 10 zones in Chennai:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday rejected the three-language policy proposed by the Union government in the National Education Policy (NEP) and said the state will not deviate from its two-language policy, being followed for decades.
“Tamil Nadu will never allow the Centre’s three-language policy. The state will continue with its dual language policy (of Tamil and English),” he said in a statement.
Opposition leader and DMK chief M K Stalin thanked Palaniswami for his strongly worded statement against the Centre’s move.
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A total of 54 flights will fly between Chennai and major cities today, with 27 arrivals and 27 departures scheduled at the Chennai International Airport.
Tamil Nadu recorded 5,063 fresh cases on Tuesday, taking the state tally to 2,68,285. Among these, Chennai reported 1,023 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,04,027.
Besides Chennai, 245 cases were reported in Chengalpattu, 220 in Kancheepuram, 358 in Thiruvallur, 49 in Ariyalur, 228 in Coimbatore, 264 in Cuddalore, two in Dharmapuri, 64 in Dindigul, 20 in Erode, 149 in Kallakurichi, 128 in Kanyakumari, 25 each in Karur and Krishnagiri, 40 in Madurai, 55 in Nagapattinam, 39 in Namakkal, 14 in Nilgiris, four in Perambalur, 41 in Pudukottai, 47 in Ramanathapuram, 79 in Ranipet, 62 in Salem, 141 in Sivagangai, 45 in Tenkasi, 93 in Thanjavur, 292 in Theni, 66 in Thirupathur, 132 in Thiruvannamalai, 31 in Thiruvarur, 189 in Thoothukudi, 155 in Tirunelveli, eight in Tiruppur, 83 in Trichy, 160 in Vellore, 50 in Villupuram and 424 in Virudhunagar.
Tamil Nadu recorded 5,063 fresh cases on Tuesday, taking the state tally to 2,68,285. Among these, Chennai reported 1,023 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,04,027.
Tamil Nadu recorded 108 deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 4,349. Ninety nine of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.
As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 55,152.
The state discharged 6,501 patients following treatment yesterday, putting the total number of recoveries at 2,08,784.
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