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The Union health ministry has ordered diversion of nearly 45 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen manufactured by Chennai’s sole oxygen supplier, Inox in Sriperumbudur, to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, even as active cases in Tamil Nadu, particularly Chennai, are hitting record numbers every day. Tamil Nadu has 79,804 active cases, compared to 53,889 in Andhra Pradesh and 42,859 in Telangana. TN’s average oxygen requirement is 200 metric tonnes a day. With 10,986 new cases, 75% of beds in government facilities in Chennai were occupied as on Tuesday. While TN had 79,808 active cases, Chennai had 28,005 such cases, including 3,711 fresh ones. The state’s total case tally was 10.13 lakh (10,13,378) and toll 13,205.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 21, 2021, 09:55:38 IST
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-chennai-lockdown-coronavirus-cases-live-updates-21-april-2021/liveblog/82172474.cms
