A health worker administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a drive-in vaccination centre, at MGM Hospital, in Chennai. (PTI)
Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 9,118 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state tally to 23,97,864. Among these, Coimbatore reported 1,227 cases while Chennai reported 559 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,27,835. The state recorded 210 deaths on Thursday, putting the state toll at 30,548. A total of 166 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. As many as 22,720 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 22,66,793.
V Pugazhendhi, the spokesperson of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), was among those expelled from the party this week over anti-party activities. The decision was taken at a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Chennai on Monday. Earlier, Pugazhendhi was shown the door for joining TTV Dhinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) after J Jayalalithaa’s death in 2016. He returned to the AIADMK in early 2020 after a fallout with Dhinakaran.
Speaking to IndianExpress.com, Pugazhendhi explains his relationship with former chief minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami (EPS) and former deputy CM O Pannerselvam (OPS), how the party is functioning following its loss in the Assembly elections, and whether he would now join hands with Sasikala.
A 12-year-old lion succumbed to coronavirus at Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) at Vandalur on Wednesday, making it the second such casualty at the zoo after the death of a lioness on June 3. The lion, named Pathbanathan, housed in the safari area, passed away at 10:15 am as per the official release by the zoo.
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At least six Maoists, including two women, were killed in an exchange of fire with a Greyhound special forces unit in Visakhapatnam district on Wednesday morning, Andhra Pradesh Police said. Among those killed was a senior Maoist leader, police said in a statement.
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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 or 044 25384520 | Citizens can also contact the general helpline 104, the 24-hour helplines 044 29510400 or 29510500 and the 24 x 7 mobile helplines 8754448477 or 9444340496 | 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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