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One dies of COVID-19 in TN; 266 fresh cases reported

8:49 pm May 3, 2020

Chennai: A 44-year-old man died of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the toll in the state to 30 as the number of positive cases crossed the 3,000 mark with 266 more getting infected by the virus on Sunday. The man from Coimbatore became the latest victim to the contagion, a bulletin from the health department […]

Maharashtra COVID-19 tally up by 2,553 to 88,528; 109 more die

Two Chennai cops among 3 more fresh COVID-19 cases

7:08 pm April 28, 2020

Chennai: Two city police personnel and a flower vendor at the Koyambedu market here on Tuesday tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. Authorities have taken up disinfection work and testing of those associated with the trio who become the latest COVID-19 patients, taking the total in the state to 1,940, they said. “A writer […]

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

India sees highest one-day spike, govt says outbreak under control

9:08 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi Nationwide cases of confirmed coronavirus infections rose on Friday by over 1,750 — the maximum for a day — to nearly 23,500 with several states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat detecting new patients, even as the government said the outbreak is under control and the tally could have reached one lakh by now […]

Coronavirus rangoli receives wide appreciation

7:35 pm April 1, 2020

Coimbatore: A ‘rangoli’ by a woman asking people to keep distance from one another and stay at home to combat the coronavirus has been receiving appreciation from the public. Kumudam has drawn the rangoli in front of her house near here, with words ‘Keep Distance Stay at Home’ in Tamil. The photographs and video of […]

8 test positive for COVID-19 in TN; tally goes to 50

9:39 am March 30, 2020

Chennai: Eight people, including a 10-month-old boy, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases in the state to 50, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said on Sunday. The eight from Erode district were contacts of two Thailand nationals, who have already tested positive for COVID-19 and undergoing treatment at […]