State logs 7,524 fresh COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
37 deaths recorded across Tamil Nadu, active cases drop to 1,38,878
Fresh COVID-19 infections continued to dip in Tamil Nadu. On Saturday, 7,524 persons tested positive for the virus, taking the State’s overall tally past 34 lakh. The number of active cases in the State dropped to 1,38,878.
So far, Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 34,04,762 COVID-19 cases.
Of the fresh infections, Chennai reported 1,223, while Coimbatore logged 1,020. There were 691 cases in Chengalpattu and 609 in Tiruppur. Erode’s daily tally fell to 405. Salem too recorded a dip with 386 fresh cases. Tiruvallur registered 311 cases and the four districts- Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Namakkal and Tiruchi, reported around 200 cases each.
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.