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COVID-19 positive cases in TN now stand at 969, one more death reported
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has favoured extension of lockdown to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by two weeks, based on expert committee recommendation, Chief Secretary, K Shanmugam said on Saturday.
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As many as 58 people tested coronavirus positive in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 969. Death of a person in Erode raised the Covid-19 toll to 10.
TN Chief Secretary K Shanmugam, on Saturday, alleged that a consignment of rapid test kits from China, which was supposed to reach here, was diverted to the US.
Stating that test results of 485 are awaited, Shanmugam said soon all the hospitals in the state would be allowed to carry out diagnostic tests for the infection.
He said the state government had placed order for 400,000 kits from China and expecting 50,000 kits soon.
According to Shanmugam, of the 9,842 samples, 7,779 turned negative, 969 positive and 1,094 samples are under process.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has favoured extension of lockdown to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by two weeks, based on expert committee recommendation, Chief Secretary, K Shanmugam said on Saturday.
The top state official said Palaniswami conveyed this to Modi in a video conference early today.
Tamil Nadu will take a decision on lockdown extension based on Centre's move on the matter.
The Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday said 775 people were to be monitored for coronavirus infection, while 2,488 have shown symptoms.
The corporation has surveyed 86.74 lakh households in the Tamil Nadu capital for coronavirus infection.
(With inputs from IANS)
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