Parts of Chennai received light to moderate showers in the morning. Express Photo
Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News Live Updates: Citizens in Chennai woke up to cloudy skies on Monday as parts of the city received light to moderate showers early morning. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast thunderstorm with light to moderate rain in isolated places over Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu over the next one to two hours.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu recorded 5127 positive cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the state tally to 24,65,874. Among these, Chennai reported 308 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,31,732. The state recorded 91 deaths on Sunday, putting the state toll at 32,290. 72 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 7159 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 23,90,783.
For the first time during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, fresh infections fell below the 1,000-mark in Telangana. The State recorded 748 cases on Sunday taking the total number of positive cases to 6,20,613 till date. Eight people succumbed to the virus pushing the death toll to 3,635, a bulletin said. The number of active cases stood at 14,302. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation reported the highest number of cases with 121 followed by Khammam (61) and Karimnagar (50).
Andhra Pradesh has started a programme to transform foundational learning in government schools for which the World Bank has approved a loan of 250 million dollars.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin attended the wedding of noted filmmaker Shankar’s daughter Aishwarya. In photos and videos from the wedding ceremony, the DMK politician can be seen blessing the couple, taking part in rituals and posing for the photos.
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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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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-chennai-telangana-hyderabad-covid-19-lockdown-second-wave-vaccination-chennai-rains-ghmc-gcc-live-7378992/
