Chennai Apr 19 PTI Tamil Nadu on Tuesday added 30 new COVID-19 infections to its COVID-19 tally which touched 3453320 However the toll remained unchanged at 38025 with zero fatalities getting reported in the last 24 hours a medical bulletin said Recoveries grew to 3415060 with 27 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours leaving 235 active infections Chennai among districts added 17 new cases Chengalpet five Thiruvallur Vellore recorded two each while one new case were reported in Coimbatore Kancheepuram Thanjavur Tiruppur respectively The state capital leads with 751318 cases overall A total of 13446 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 659 crore PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Mar 20 PTI Tamil Nadu on Sunday added 56 new coronavirus cases pushing the overall caseload to 3452390Recoveries outnumbered new infections with 106 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 3413745 leaving 620 active infections a medical bulletin said The toll remained unchanged with 38025 fatalitiesChennai was leading with 22 new cases while the 16 districts reported infections in single digit The state capital also leads with 750900 cases overallAriyalur Karur Mayiladuthurai and Villupuram recorded zero active infections eachA total of 35500 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 652 crore the bulletin said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Dec 19 PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday renamed the integrated complex of the Finance department here after late DMK veteran K Anbhazhagan marking the former ministers birth centenaryA bust of the Dravidian leader was also unveiled by Stalin inside the premises of the integrated complex renamed as Perasiriyar K Anbhazhagan Maligai at Nandanam hereAnbhazhagans family members and DMK leaders were present on the occasion A close confidante of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi Anbhazhagan has penned over 40 books on numerous topicsStalin Ministers Durai Murugan E V Velu Thangam Thennarasu K N Nehru K Ponmudy paid floral tributes to the statue of Anbhazhagan during the ceremony a press release said Meanwhile the main opposition in the state assembly AIADMK criticised the move to rename the Amma complex saying it was the height of political vendetta by the DMKChief Minister Stalin should drop the plan to rename Amma Maligai When a new building was constructed by the DMK government it may consider naming it after him Professor K Anbhazhagan AIADMK party coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator and former Chief Minister K Palaniswami said in a statementRecalling that the integrated complex of Finance was renamed as Amma complex during the AIADMK regime the top leaders said they have no objection to erection of a statue of professor K Anbhazhagan inside itBut renaming a complex was against the Tamil culture Amma J Jayalalithaa not only served as the Chief Minister but was considered as a national leader they saidThe only reason for renaming the complex was out of political vendetta and we strongly oppose the move they said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Dec 19 PTI Tamil Nadus coronavirus aggregate touched 2739806 as 610 positives were added afresh on Sunday while the toll rose to 36680 with four more deaths According to a health department bulletin Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for the majority of new infections with 129 and 98 cases respectively while the remaining was scattered across other districts Coimbatore which has been reporting new cases in triple digits for several weeks added 98 new infections in the last 24 hours Meanwhile recoveries outnumbered new infections with 682 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2695856 leaving 7270 active infections the bulletin saidA total of 101616 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 562 croreAs many as 24 districts registered less than 10 new Covid-19 infections while Ariyalur and Virudhunagar saw nil cases PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Nov 28 PTI The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday directed district administrations to intensify surveillance and carry out field tests amid reports of presence of new Omicron strain of coronavirus abroad and said it was significantly more transmissible than the Delta variantIn a letter to the district officials shared with the media state Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said the Union Health Secretary wrote to him about the reports of emergence of a new variant and directed the states to be alertDistrict Collectors were apprised about the instructions while field level inspections were carried out at the Chennai airport by Health Minister and senior department officialsThe new variant Omicron has immune escape potential and possible transmissibility advantage compared to Delta variant and subsequent transmission of Omicron in South East Asia region including India was high he stated in the letterRadhakrishnan warned that in case of another surge of COVID-19 driven by Omicron variant the consequences would be severe and the overall risk related to the novel variant Omicron for South East Asia region was rated to be highHe stressed that enhancing surveillance and field level investigations use of facial masks physical distancing and hand hygiene remain key to reducing transmission of Covid-19 and even OmicronHe also said authorities should ensure that mitigation plans are put in place to maintain essential health services and necessary health care resources are in place to respond to potential surgesThe officials were instructed to accelerate vaccination coverage especially among priority population targeted for COVID vaccinationI would like to inform that in light of various reports of emerging new variant of concern and the anxiety among people the situation has been shared not only to sensitize the districts on the emerging scenario but also that we are adequately prepared and are ready to tackle such public health challenges the top health official said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Nov 25 PTI Tamil Nadu added 739 fresh infections to the cumulative COVID tally which mounted to 2723245 while the toll rose to 36432 with 17 additional deaths the health department said on ThursdayRecoveries eclipsed new cases with 764 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2678371 leaving 8442 active infections a medical bulletin saidA total of 101993 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 537 croreCoimbatore and Chennai accounted for the majority of new infections with 112 and 107 cases respectively while the remaining were scattered across other districtsAs many as 24 districts reported less than 10 new cases while Ariyalur Perambalur recorded zero cases the bulletin said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Nov 21 PTI Tamil Nadu saw 756 new infections on Sunday pushing the total coronavirus count to 2720271 while the toll rose to 36375 with 14 more deaths the health department saidRecoveries outnumbered new infections with 847 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2675174 leaving 8722 active infections a medical bulletin saidA total of 100767 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 533 croreCoimbatore and Chennai accounted for the majority of new infections with 130 and 112 cases respectively while the remaining was scattered across other districtsAs many as 20 districts reported new cases below 10 while Tenkasi and Thirupathur recorded zero new infections respectively the bulletin said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Nov 18 PTI Tamil Nadu added 775 new infections to its COVID-19 tally which mounted to 2717978 while the toll reached 36336 with 12 additional deathsRecoveries eclipsed new infections with 896 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2672564 leaving 9078 active infections a medical bulletin saidA total of 101635 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 530 croreChennai and Coimbatore accounted for the majority of new infections with 126 and 112 cases respectively while the remaining cases were scattered across other districtsAs many as 20 districts reported less than 10 new COVID-19 cases Mayiladuthurai and Theni recorded zero new infections the bulletin said PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Oct 29 PTI Over three kilograms of unclaimed gold worth Rs 141 crore was seized at the airport here in two separate incidents the customs department officials said on FridayIn the first incident the department officers retrieved 12 units of gold metal while rummaging a flight which arrived from Dubai today The gold was concealed in the water heater in the toilet of the aircraft a press release said hereIn another incident sleuths recovered gold in paste form wrapped in inner wears that were lying in a dust bin of a toilet at the airportIn total 322 kgs of gold valued at Rs 141 crore was recovered under Customs Act 1962 the release added PTI VIJ ROH ROH

Chennai Oct 17 PTI Active COVID-19 infections in Tamil Nadu dropped below 15000 on Sunday as Tamil Nadu logged 1218 fresh cases pushing the overall caseload to 2687092As many as 15 people succumbed to the deadly virus taking the toll to 35899 a medical bulletin saidRecoveries eclipsed new infections with 1411 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2636379 leaving 14814 active infections it saidTamil Nadu has been witnessing a decline in daily cases and on August 20 the active infections dropped below 20000A total of 128313 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 494 crore till dateChennai and Coimbatore recorded new cases with the state capital adding 156 Coimbatore 132 while the remaining was scattered across other districtsSeven districts reported less than 10 new cases while there were no fresh deaths in 30 districts Tenkasi registered the least number of infections at twoAll the deceased were without comorbidity or pre-existing illness the bulletin added PTI VIJ ROH ROH