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)
Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 1872 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the state tally to 25,43,040. Among these, Chennai reported 133 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,36,756. The state recorded 29 deaths on Thursday, putting the state toll at 33,838. 26 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 2475 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 24,83,676.
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 3,61,13,750 samples from the state have been tested till date, with 1,45,584 samples having been sent yesterday. There are 278 Covid-19 testing facilities in the state, out of which 69 are government and 209 are private facilities.
With Chennai having received intermittent showers in the evenings for the past one week, there has been an increase in canine parvovirus cases being reported in the city. BMAD is organising a free five-day vaccination drive from July 21 to July 25 for street puppies.
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The ‘helicopter brothers’, as they are known, have been accused of cheating people of a whopping Rs 600 crore, and posters have been stuck across Kumbakonam demanding action against them. An FIR in the case was registered by the Thanjavur district crime branch on Wednesday. On July 18, Thanjavur (North) BJP leader N Satheesh Kumar issued a statement saying Ganesh had been removed from his post.
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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)
Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus July 21, 22 Highlights
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-chennai-coronavirus-lockdown-second-wave-madras-hc-stalin-cmrl-gcc-chennai-police-live-7418033/
