TN adds 746 new COVID-19 cases 11 fatalities
Chennai Nov 26 PTI Twenty one districts reported below 10 COVID-19 infections as Tamil Nadu logged 746 new infections on Friday pushing the caseload to 2723991 while 11 more deaths took the toll to 36443 Recoveries marginally eclipsed new cases with 759 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2679130 leaving 8418 active infections a health department bulletin said Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for the majority of new infections with 103 and 113 cases respectively while the remaining was scattered across other districts As many as 21 districts reported below 10 COVID-19 cases while Perambalur and Ramanathapuram recorded zero new cases each the bulletin said A total of 103258 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 53867315 Meanwhile Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said the health department has inoculated 7702 per cent of the total population with a single dose of vaccine while 4160 per cent of people received the double dose till date Delivering his address at Connect 2021 the 20th edition of the event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry and Tamil Nadu and Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu ELCOT he said the government would roll out a new scheme under which anyone who sustained injuries in accidents would immediately be treated at a hospital at government cost The government has earmarked Rs 50 crore for this scheme in the first phase he said Subramanian said the health department was able to receive details of those who benefited from the scheme rolled out by it only through Information Technology and added that IT plays a significant role in the progress of a nation PTI VIJ APR APR
Chennai Nov 26 PTI Twenty one districts reported below 10 COVID-19 infections as Tamil Nadu logged 746 new infections on Friday pushing the caseload to 2723991 while 11 more deaths took the toll to 36443 Recoveries marginally eclipsed new cases with 759 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours aggregating to 2679130 leaving 8418 active infections a health department bulletin said Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for the majority of new infections with 103 and 113 cases respectively while the remaining was scattered across other districts As many as 21 districts reported below 10 COVID-19 cases while Perambalur and Ramanathapuram recorded zero new cases each the bulletin said A total of 103258 samples were tested in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 53867315 Meanwhile Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said the health department has inoculated 7702 per cent of the total population with a single dose of vaccine while 4160 per cent of people received the double dose till date Delivering his address at Connect 2021 the 20th edition of the event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry and Tamil Nadu and Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu ELCOT he said the government would roll out a new scheme under which anyone who sustained injuries in accidents would immediately be treated at a hospital at government cost The government has earmarked Rs 50 crore for this scheme in the first phase he said Subramanian said the health department was able to receive details of those who benefited from the scheme rolled out by it only through Information Technology and added that IT plays a significant role in the progress of a nation PTI VIJ APR APR
