Tamil Nadu, Chennai News Live Updates: As 66,366 samples were tested in Tamil Nadu on Friday only 507 (0.76 per cent) of them–returned positive for coronavirus, taking the total so far to 34,48,088. And with three deaths, the toll reached 38,000. As many as 1,794 people recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of active infections down to 8,150. Chennai continued to lead the districts by recording 133 cases. It is followed by Coimbatore (76), Chengalpattu (58), Thiruvallur (23), Erode (22).
Meanwhile, people from Tamil Nadu—mostly medical students—stranded in Ukraine are seeking help from the Indian embassy as well as the state government to fly home as the situation there amid the Russian invasion continues to be tense. Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said the state government would bear the expense of bringing back the students from the east European country. AIADMK leader and former Minister D Jayakumar, arrested earlier this week for allegedly assaulting a DMK worker and parading him shirtless during the urban local body elections on February 19, was denied bail by the Principal Sessions Judge (PSJ) on Friday.
In other news, the final vote-share of parties in the results to the TN urban local body polls released by the state election commission showed the ruling DMK, which tasted a landslide victory, securing a vote share of 43.13% against the principal opposition AIADMK’s 25.15%.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Live Updates today: Tamil Nadu reports 507 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate less than 1%; Ex-Minister from AIADMK refused bail; Tamil Nadu students seek embassy help to leave Ukraine; state govt offers to pay for evacuation; Follow latest updates here.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/chennai-news-live-updates-covid19-stalin-traffic-weather-dmk-aiadmk-gcc-7791645/
