Covid-19: Tamil Nadu registers 1,949 new cases, 38 deaths – Times of India

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CHENNAI: After recording a decline in cases for two days, Tamil Nadu reported an increase in fresh cases on Wednesday. It reported 1,949 cases compared to 1,908 on Tuesday. At the end of the day, the number of deaths rose to 38, but active cases dropped to 20,117 after the state discharged 2,011 patients.
Meanwhile, the directorate of public health said a negative RT-PCR test report or a Covid-19 vaccination (two doses) certificate is mandatory for people entering TN from neighbouring Kerala, which has been reporting more than 20,000 cases a day. The addendum to the Covid-19 screening/testing guidelines was issued by health secretary J Radhakrishnan. The test should have been taken 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey, the order said.
At least 22 districts contributed to the increase on Wednesday. Coimbatore, which continues to record the maximum cases, reported 226 cases compared to 208 Tuesday. Cases in Chennai came down to 189 compared to 203 Tuesday. Chennai saw the second highest number of cases in the state. After Coimbatore and Chennai, Erode, Chengalpet and Thanjavur reported 154,114 and 110 cases.
Tiruvallur, Tiruvarur, Kanyakumari, Pudukottai, Nilgiris and Ramanathapuram reported an increase of 15 to 10 cases over Tuesday. Barring Coimbatore, active cases were fewer than 2000 in all districts.
The state reported more deaths compared to 29 deaths on Tuesday. Of the 38 districts, Tiruvallur reported five deaths, followed by three each in Coimbatore and Tiruvarur.
Tirupur and Virudhunagar imposed tighter restrictions like those in Coimbatore in the wake of the rising incidence of Covid.

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