Chennai Hyderabad Live Updates: TN records steep decline in fatalities as state records only one death

Tamil Nadu Telangana Coronavirus Assembly Elections 2021 Live Updates: Till date, 5,15,074 males, 3,37,369 females and 35 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Telangana Assembly Elections COVID-19 Live Updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 462 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 8,52,478. Among these, Chennai reported 167 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 2,35,888. The state recorded only one deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 12,502. The patient had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 473 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,35,979.

According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 1,75,79,872 samples from the state have been tested till date, with 50,209 samples having been sent yesterday.

With the countdown having begun for the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, both the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK alliances have hit roadblocks. The AIADMK is in a fix as allies BJP and RSS want to facilitate re-entry into the party of ousted general secretary V K Sasikala, the closest aide of the late J Jalayalithaa. On the other side, the DMK is refusing to hand out more seats to the Congress.

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Seven inspection teams, including officials from various departments and bodies such as Revenue, Police, Fire and Rescue, Industrial Safety and Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO), suspended licences and temporarily sealed 28 cracker manufacturing units after a round of surprise checks in Virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu.

The crackdown came on the heels of the government ordering a probe into a series of firework accidents, the most recent of which claimed more than 29 lives and left more than 40 injured last month.

On the direction of the district revenue officer, the officials conducted surprise inspections at various firecracker units in the district. Each team was given the responsibility to inspect 10 units a day.

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A total of 250 flights will be operated between Chennai and major cities today, with 125 arrivals and 125 departures scheduled at the Chennai International Airport.

Tangedco has announced a powercut in parts of Chennai from 9 am to 2 pm to carry out maintenance work.

Here are the affected areas:

  • KK Nagar: KK Nagar, Ashok Nagar, MGR Nagar, Ekkattuthangal, Kalaimagal Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Visalakshi Nagar, Parts of West Mambalam, Brindavan Extension, Nakkeran Street, Parts of Guindy, Jhafferkhanpet, West KK Nagar, Parts of Nesapakkam and Parts of Vadapalani.

Tamil Nadu recorded 462 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 8,52,478. Among these, Chennai reported 167 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 2,35,888. The state recorded only one deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 12,502. The patient had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 473 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,35,979.

As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 3997. Till date, 5,15,074 males, 3,37,369 females and 35 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, 1,75,79,872 samples from the state have been tested till date, with 50,209 samples having been sent yesterday. There are 257 COVID-19 testing facilities in the state, out of which 69 are government and 188 are private facilities.

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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday signed poll pacts for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK), allotting them three and two seats, respectively. Speaking to reporters, Mohideen said the IUML had initially sought five seats. “Since the period of Kalaignar (former CM M Karunanidhi), IUML is always the first party to sign a poll pact with the DMK, and party leader M K Stalin has followed this tradition. We asked for five seats, but they (DMK) explained to us that they need to field more of their party members and also accommodate other new allies, and hence we settled for three seats. We will contest on our ladder symbol,” he said.

READ | Tamil Nadu elections: DMK seals poll pacts with IUML and MMK

Seven inspection teams, including officials from various departments and bodies such as Revenue, Police, Fire and Rescue, Industrial Safety and Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO), suspended licences and temporarily sealed 28 cracker manufacturing units after a round of surprise checks in Virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu. The crackdown came on the heels of the government ordering a probe into a series of firework accidents, the most recent of which claimed more than 29 lives and left more than 40 injured last month.

READ | Tamil Nadu: 28 cracker units sealed; licences suspended in wake of firework accidents

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