The state tally is now 3,49,654. (Representational)Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 5709 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 3,49,654. Among these, Chennai reported 1182 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,19,059.
Tamil Nadu recorded 121 deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 6007. 108 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.
As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 53,860. Till date, 2,10,953 males, 1,38,672 females and 29 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 37,12,657 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date, with 65,075 samples having been sent today.
The state discharged 5950 patients following treatment yesterday, putting the total number of recoveries at 2,89,757.
The employee was temporarily suspended and he has been transferred to Oothangarai.
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), Tamil Nadu Monday sent a notice to the director of Medical and Rural Health Services after an incident of a government hospital employee dragging a patient out of his wheel-chair came into light. A video of the assault, which was purportedly recorded by another patient, went viral on social media.
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The incident took place at the in-patient ward in Krishnagiri Government Hospital. In the video, hospital employee Baskaran, 40, is seen losing his cool after he was asked by the patient to help him reach his bed. Baskaran was also heard mouthing expletives at the patient before leaving him on the floor.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced last week that e-passes for inter-district and inter-state travel during the lockdown will be made available from August 17 within 24 hours of applying.
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In a statement, EPS had said that the decision to ease restriction on e-pass was taken in public interest. I request people to utilize this e-pass only for important work. To prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, co-operate with the government by following all the guidelines, he said.
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Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus Live Updates: State tally nears 3.5 lakh with 5709 fresh cases
