TAMIL NADU

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 166; cases climb to 5,734

2:55 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 166 and the number of cases to 5,734 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,095, as many as 472 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. […]

Lockdown unlikely to end in one go as positive cases cross 5,500

10:44 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Dashing hopes of a complete exit from the ongoing lockdown in one go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is facing a “social emergency” like situation as well as serious economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed a sharp spike in the infections, taking the nationwide tally to […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

63 more Tablighi event returnees in TN test positive

9:22 pm April 7, 2020

Chennai: As many as 63 more Tablighi Jamaat returness in Tamil Nadu tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday as neighbouring Kerala and Karnataka also reported new cases of persons who had attended the Islamic meet in Nizamuddin West in Delhi last month. In Tamil Nadu, the total number of COVID19 positive cases on […]

One more COVID-19 death in TN: 50 people test positive

11:40 pm April 6, 2020

Chennai: One more COVID-19 death was reported in Tamil Nadu on Monday while 50 people tested positive for coronavirus, including 48 returnees of the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet, taking the total number of cases to 621, a senior official said. A 57-year-old woman who was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Sunday […]

One more COVID-19 death in TN: 50 people test positive

8:42 pm April 6, 2020