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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu logged 195 deaths and 24,898 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, when all districts barring Ariyalur and Perambalur reported more than 100 cases. The surge left the state with 1.3 lakh active cases as the case tally crossed 12.9 lakh. The cumulative death toll reached 14,974.
In the last one week, the state has added 1,041 Covid -19 deaths and 1.4 lakh new cases. This includes 319 deaths and 42,727 new cases in Chennai. The city now has 33316 active cases in its registry.
On Thursday, four districts reported more than 1000 new cases, a dozen of them had more than 500 cases each. Chennai continued to report the maximum number of cases in the state, followed by Coimbatore, Chengalpet and Tiruvallur. While Chennai had 6,678 new cases, Coimbatore recorded 2068, Chengalpet registered 2039 and Tiruvallur had 1560. Madurai added 996 and Kancheepuram had (826). Ariyalur and Perambalur reported 88 and 60 cases respectively.
Police feed the homeless
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Breakfast, masks were distributed during lockdown
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Breakfast, masks were distributed during lockdown
While Chennai came under a total lockdown on Sunday, the city police did not allow the homeless to go without food. Many police officers gave food to those living on the pavements.
“Many of the urban homeless are dependent on people who donate food. As there was restricted public movement, City Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal instructed us to provide food to those in need,” a senior police officer said.
In the St. Thomas Mount police limits, Deputy Commissioner K. Prabhakar distributed breakfast and masks to the homeless. “I have 16 law and order stations in my limits. I have asked all the stations to feed the needy in their limits,” he said.