Staff nurses outside Government Kilpauk Medical College (GKMC) Hospital, in Chennai. (PTI)
Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday recorded 6,895 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 194 deaths. The caseload so far was 24,36,819 and the death toll till date was 31,580, the bulletin read. As many as 13,156 people got discharged today, taking the tally to 23,48,353 leaving 56,866 active infections. Tamil Nadu recorded its highest daily infection at 36,184 on May 21 and since then it has been reporting a decline.
Chennai registered 410 new cases taking the total number of cases to 530034. With 24 fatalities on Tuesday, the number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the State capital also reached 8,095. Coimbatore (870) Erode (741) Salem (485), Tiruppur (434) were among the other districts which reported most cases.
The Tamil Nadu government will form an economic advisory council comprising Nobel laureate Esther Duflo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan, to advise the chief minister.
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The suburban train services in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will resume services on June 23 after a gap of 15 months, the South Central Railway (SCR) authorities announced on Monday.
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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)
Chennai Hyderabad Coronavirus June 18 Highlights
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-chennai-telangana-hyderabad-covid-19-lockdown-vaccination-second-wave-yoga-day-chennai-metro-gcc-ghmc-live-7368346/
