Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus September 30 October 1 Highlights: Cases on the rise in Chennai as city tally crosses 1.67 lakh – The Indian Express

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Spraying disinfectants on Tamil Nadu Housing Board Quarters in Chennai. (PTI)

Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News September 30 October 1 Highlights: Tamil Nadu recorded 5659 positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 5,97,602. Among these, Chennai reported 1295 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,67,376.

Tamil Nadu recorded 67 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 9520. 62 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.

As of Wednesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 46,263. Till date, 3,60,729 males, 2,36,842 females and 31 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, 73,64,050 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date, with 86,938 samples having been sent yesterday.

The state discharged 5610 patients following treatment Wednesday, putting the total number of recoveries at 5,41,819.

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District collectors should increase awareness among people on the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of getting symptoms like fever, breathlessness, fatigue and a loss of taste, he said. (File)

District collectors should step up efforts to further decrease the COVID-19 mortality rate in Tamil Nadu, the CM said on Tuesday. Addressing a review meeting of district collectors on COVID-19 through a virtual link from the Secretariat, Palaniswami flagged the need for more awareness.

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District collectors should increase awareness among people on the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of getting symptoms like fever, breathlessness, fatigue and a loss of taste, he said. “Priority must be given to samples of senior citizens and those with co-morbidities while conducting RT-PCR tests to detect COVID. Test results should be declared expeditiously,” he added.

In a sign that the leadership tussle in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is to continue, the party failed to nominate a CM candidate for the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections in its executive meeting on Monday.

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Addressing reporters after the meet, AIADMK deputy coordinator KP Munusamy said party coordinator Panneerselvam and joint coordinator Palaniswami would together announce the CM candidate on October 7.

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However, there was no information on the 11-member steering committee, which has been the primary demand of the OPS faction ever since its merger with the party in 2017.

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