* ANI update at 10.02am: Devotees offer prayers on the rooftop of a house in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore on the occasion of EidAlAdha.
* Update at 9.28am: Single-day spike of 57,117 positive cases & 764 deaths in India in the last 24 hours. Total Covid-19 positive cases stand at 16,95,988 including 5,65,103 active cases, 10,94,374 cured/discharged & 36,511 deaths, reports ANI quoting health ministry
* Update at 9.12am: The total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to 31st July is 1,93,58,659 including 5,25,689 samples tested yesterday, reports ANI quoting ICMR
* ANI update at 9am: People throng Kasimedu fish market in Chennai ahead of tomorrow’s ‘complete lockdown’ across TamilNadu
* ANI update at 7.20am: Rajendra, a flag maker from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore says that his business has been adversely affected this year due to Covid-19. He says, “Usually we get orders in bulk ahead of Independence Day, but this year we have received fewer orders.”
* The prospect of reopening gyms and fitness centres in the state was short-lived as the AIADMK government extended the lockdown to August 31. The move has disappointed fitness instructors, enthusiasts and gym owners, who were rejoiced at the central government’s decision to allow gyms to reopen from August 5.
*Except for a pregnant woman, who tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago, the Nilgiris, which is home to six tribal groups, has not reported any novel coronavirus cases among the tribals since its outbreak in the hills.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/lockdown-in-chennai-coronavirus-cases-update-and-latest-news-01-august-2020/articleshow/77297687.cms
