Updated Apr 11, 2021 | 09:27 IST
A huge crowd numbering in hundreds were seen at a fish market in Chennai s Kasimedu following no social distance. People flout Covid-related norms at the fish market in Kasimedu, Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI
Chennai: The social distancing norms went for a toss as a huge crowd was witnessed at a fish market in Chennai on Sunday amid rising cases of coronavirus infection in the city. Notably, Chennai has recorded 1,977 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
A huge crowd numbering in hundreds were seen at the fish market in Chennai s Kasimedu. In view of the COVID-19 situation we all are wearing masks, The crowd seldom gets huge and some do not wear masks, Gangadharan who works at the fish harbour said.
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reported 2,817 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, which pushed the case tally to 8.89 lakh. The death of 19 patients took the cumulative toll tally to 12,738. There were 17,043 people undergoing treatment for Covid-19.
Until Thursday afternoon, 85,331 people underwent RT-PCR tests.
While Chennai, the worst affected district, had 1,083 new cases, it’s neighbours Chengalpet (258), Tiruvallur (158) and Kancheepuram (115) together added 531 cases. The region reported 13 deaths.
Cuddalore, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur and Tirunelveli reported one death each.
After Chennai, the highest number of cases were reported from Coimbatore. The district reported 280 deaths.
In the central region, Thanjavur remained a hotspot with 113 fresh cases.
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CHENNAI: The state added 820 cases and 11 deaths to the Covid-19 registry. This took the case tally to 8,22,370 on Tuesday and cumulative death toll to 12177.
All districts reported new cases when 6 of 37 districts reported deaths. Active cases dropped to 7,808 on Tuesday. The seven-day average in cases fell from 1,030 during the last week of December to 911, while the average deaths have remained stable at 12.
On Monday, Chennai topped the new cases table with 235 new cases, followed by 81 cases in Coimbatore and 55 cases in Chengalpet. The three districts have topped the average number of cases table in the last one week. While there was a cluster of cases reported from luxury hotels in Chennai, there were sporadic cases and minor clusters in Coimbatore and Chengalpet, officials said. All other districts in the state reported cases below 50 on Tuesday. Chennai reported five deaths, followed by Madurai, which recorded two deaths. F