Fresh COVID-19 cases fall below 15,000-mark in Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
8 districts report fewer than 100 cases each; 37 persons die of infection; 24,576 persons discharged
Tamil Nadu reported fewer than 15,000 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 14,013 people testing positive, pushing the overall tally to 33,75,329. As many as 1,77,999 persons are under treatment, either at home or at hospitals. The State recorded 37 deaths, taking the toll to 37,636.
In Chennai, 23,271 persons were tested and 2,054 of them were found to be positive. In neighbouring Chengalpattu, 1,198 persons tested positive. Fresh cases fell in Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, with 389 and 481 persons testing positive.
Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Tenkasi and Vellore recorded fewer than 100 cases each. Perambalur, with 32 cases, reported the lowest number of infections.
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.