Tamil Nadu Telangana Coronavirus Assembly Elections 2021 Live Updates: A total of 2363 passengers had travelled to Tamil Nadu from UK between January 8 and February 21, of which 1950 have been tested. Among these, 12 have tested positive and 1922 have tested negative.
Tamil Nadu Telangana Assembly Elections COVID-19 Live Updates: A total of 36 passengers who had returned to Tamil Nadu from UK and 20 of their primary contacts have tested positive for COVID-19 till date. Among the 34 primary cases, nine cases were reported in Chennai, three each in Thanjavur and Nilgiris, five in Madurai, four in Chengalpattu, seven in Trichy and one each in Theni, Nagapattinam, Coimbatore, Karur and Virudhunagar.
Of the 34 primary cases, 28 of them who tested negative in their follow up RT-PCR test have been discharged and kept under home quarantine. Similarly, all 20 contact cases who tested negative in their follow up RT-PCR test have been discharged and kept under home quarantine. Eight of the primary cases are under hospital isolation.
Tamil Nadu recorded 452 positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state tally to 8,48,275. The state recorded three deaths, putting the state toll at 12,460. Two of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 460 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,31,706.
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Tangedco has announced a powercut in parts of Chennai today from 9 am to 2 pm to carry out maintenance work.
Here are the affected areas:
- Alwarthirunagar: Palaniappa Nagar, Muralikrishnan Nagar, State Bank Colony, Anjugam Street, Kambar Street, Thilagar Street and nearby areas.
- Sembium: Kakanji Colony, Sathyavani Muthu Nagar, Rajaji Street, Thiru Vi Ka Street, Parts of MH Road, State Bank Colony, Shanthi Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Moolakkadai Junction, GNT Road, Kannabiran Koil Street, Karthick Street, Ethiraj Street, NSK Salai – 1st to 5th Streets and nearby areas.
A total of 36 passengers who had returned to Tamil Nadu from UK and 20 of their primary contacts have tested positive for COVID-19 till date. Among the 34 primary cases, nine cases were reported in Chennai, three each in Thanjavur and Nilgiris, five in Madurai, four in Chengalpattu, seven in Trichy and one each in Theni, Nagapattinam, Coimbatore, Karur and Virudhunagar. Among the 20 contact cases, six were reported in Chennai, three in Thanjavur, two each in Nilgiris and Theni, four in Chengalpattu and three in Nagapattinam.
A total of 2300 passengers had travelled to Tamil Nadu from UK between November 25 and December 23, of which 2146 have been tested. Among these, 24 have tested positive, 2122 have tested negative and the tracing of more passengers is underway. Additionally, 3977 close contacts of the 2122 passengers who had tested negative were also tested for COVID-19 and were found to be negative.
A total of 2363 passengers had travelled to Tamil Nadu from UK between January 8 and February 21, of which 1950 have been tested. Among these, 12 have tested positive, 1922 have tested negative and the results of 16 passengers are awaited. Tracing of further passengers is underway.
Of the 34 primary cases, 28 of them who tested negative in their follow up RT-PCR test have been discharged and kept under home quarantine. Similarly, all 20 contact cases who tested negative in their follow up RT-PCR test have been discharged and kept under home quarantine. Eight of the primary cases are under hospital isolation.
Tamil Nadu recorded 452 positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state tally to 8,48,275. Among these, Chennai reported 154 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 2,34,345. The state recorded three deaths on Sunday, putting the state toll at 12,460. Two of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 460 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,31,706.
As of Sunday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 4109. Till date, 5,12,585 males, 3,35,655 females and 35 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, 1,71,20,745 samples from the state have been tested till date, with 49,995 samples having been sent yesterday. There are 257 COVID-19 testing facilities in the state, out of which 69 are government and 188 are private facilities.
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Looking for a ‘unique’ wedding gift to offer your friends on their special day could be similar to searching for a needle in a haystack. But not for this group of friends in Tamil Nadu! To surprise this newlywed couple, a group of friends had the clarity of a diamond and loads of wit when they gifted them an LPG cylinder and a jar of petrol! Now, their gesture has left many impressed online, saying rising fuel prices across the country surely makes fuel a worthy gift. The group of friends said it was a ‘thoughtful’ gift for the newlywed couple, who tied the knot at a ceremony in Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai.
READ | Watch: Newlyweds in Tamil Nadu receive gas cylinder, petrol as wedding gift!
The Public Enquiry Counters in the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad will now be open for six hours on all working days instead of two hours in the morning.
These counters in Passport Back Office, RPO in Secunderabad, caters to all complex and incomplete passport applications submitted at the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Hyderabad (Begumpet, Ameerpet and Tolichowki) and Nizamabad, apart from Passport Seva Laghu Kendra (PSLKs) at Karimnagar and 14 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) across the State. The counters were till now functioning from 9.30 am to 11.30 am, only on working days.
READ | Hyderabad: Passport enquiry counters to remain open for six hours now
For assistance on COVID-19-related queries and mental health support in Chennai, citizens can contact the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) COVID-19 helpline 044 46122300 | Citizens can find the nearest GCC-facilitated COVID-19 fever clinic here | For lodging rain-related complaints and assistance during the monsoon, citizens can contact the GCC’s monsoon helplines 044 25384530 or 044 25384540 or the control room 1913 (available 24×7)
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