An elderly woman on oxygen support sits inside an auto rickshaw, outside a COVID care centre of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), in Chennai. (PTI)
Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 34,285 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 19,11,496. Among these, Chennai reported 4041 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 4,87,691. The state recorded 468 deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 21,340. 334 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 28,745 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 15,83,504.
Telangana on Tuesday reported 3,821 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 5.60 lakh while the toll stood at 3,169 with 23 casualties, a government bulletin said. The state has 38,706 active cases and over 81 thousand samples were tested. The total number of cumulative cases in the state stood at 5,60,141 while with 4,298 being cured, the total recoveries were at 5,18,266.
In a shocking incident in Kidarankondam town in Tiruvarur, Jeyabarathi, a 28-year-old woman has been murdered by a gang based on the instructions provided by her husband from the US. On May 21, when Jeyabarathi returned from her work in her two-wheeler, a tata-ace vehicle that was proceeding in the opposite direction hit her at the Kadavaiyaru Bridge.
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On March 26 last year, 40-year-old Bamandla Ravinder set out on a journey to spread awareness about the coronavirus disease and protocols to contain the infection. On May 8 this year, Ravinder tested positive for COVID. The initiative to create awareness about the viral transmission and his own COVID treatment cost him over Rs 5 lakh, which he now owes several people.
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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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