
State logs close to 200 cases, 9 from ‘at risk’ countries positive
The Hindu
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Maintaining the increasing trend in the COVID-19 cases, the State recorded 198 new infections on Friday, taking the total to 6,76,574. Two deaths were also reported, pushing up the death toll to 3,997 so far.
On Friday, a total of 39,140 samples were tested for COVID-19 infection and reports of 1,325 samples were still awaited.

The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












