A health worker administers vaccine to a women during a special vaccination drive held in the premises of a government school in Hyderabad. (AP)
Chennai, Hyderabad Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 3,367 positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 25,06,848. Among these, Chennai reported 196 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,34,037. The state recorded 64 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 33,196. 54 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 3,704 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 24,39,576.
Amid the blame game between the AIADMK and BJP leaders over the 2021 assembly election results, former deputy chief minister and AIADMK’s coordinator O Panneerselvam has issued a statement, affirming their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stating that their alliance with the saffron party is intact.
“Considering the interests of the Nation and also the welfare of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK-BJP alliance will continue and there is no second opinion on this,” the statement read.
Tamil Nadu police have booked popular PUBG live-streamer Madhan (29) under the Goondas Act. He was arrested in June for allegedly uploading obscene content on his YouTube channels.
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Even as the Tamil Nadu government has been easing lockdown restrictions across the state, with the decline in infections amid the second Covid-19 wave, blood donations in Chennai are yet to pick up pace owing to the suspension of blood donation drives in the capital city for close to one and a half years now.
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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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