No new Covid-19 cases were reported for the second consecutive day in the state on Thursday. Presently, only 25 active cases are undergoing treatment as five more people tested negative in the day. Only six districts in the state are having active cases now.

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According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), as for Friday 836 asymptomatic cases, including 63 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

South Chennai, which remained largely unaffected for more than a month has now begun to show a spike in cases, the major contributors being Valasaravakkam (Zone 11) and Adyar (Zone 13).

For most part of April, the western districts of Tamil Nadu accounted for about one fourth of the total Covid-19 cases in the state.

Davangere, Bengaluru and Bhatkal Covid are hotspots

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Over the last few days cases in India are rising at a much faster pace than before, raising serious concerns

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The State has a low testing rate relative to India's avg despite cases doubling quickly in the last week

The ministry asserted that if dos and don'ts are followed, the peak in number of COVID-19 cases can be avoided.

The government will provide doctors with a checklist to follow regarding treatment. We will also be applying to ICMR to seek permission to conduct lung biopsies after the death of patients and for clinical autopsies. This will help in providing critical patients with more effective care and bring down mortality rates, Health and Family Welfare Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey said.

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The world is adding over 70,000 cases everyday while the daily recoveries are still sub-15,000 on an average in the last three days.

Germany, where 40 per cent of all infected persons are recovering, is doing the best by that metric among the five worst-affected nations

While North America and Europe account for the bulk of all coronavirus cases globally, half of new cases reported in India have come from Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu alone

Country's death toll consistently rising too, taking just two days to add the last 50 fatalities to the total.

Iqbal Singh Chahal will now take over Praveen Pardeshi’s post.

David Nabarro said India has managed to keep the virus ‘reasonably well located in specific places’ by imposing timely restrictions.

Other categories of patients – including very mild, mild, pre-symptomatic and moderate cases – need not be tested before discharge, it added.

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Chennai adds 399 patients to its total

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Total number of cases goes up to 126

One more person discharged

Most of them are involved in transporting vegetables to the Chennai market

27 persons discharged in the district

Wary about a sharp spike in kidney patients testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the state government has asked the private hospitals to keep the health officials in the loop on those undergoing dialysis.

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Of the 1,089 new cases, Mumbai accounted for 748, with a cumulative tally of 12,142. With 75 new cases, Pune district’s tally has risen to 2,537.

Two prominent medical experts — AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleriya and Dr. Manish Suneja — flew into Ahmedabad on Friday following instructions from the Home Minister to guide local doctors

Major chunk of cases reported from Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran districts