Keeping in line with the trend that is seen across India, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the Southern state of Tamil Nadu. Amid widespread laxity among the public in wearing masks, the Government also announced the resumption of imposing fines of Rs.

Mask-wearing rule was never relaxed, says Tamil Nadu government, as COVID-19 cases rise

With daily COVID-19 cases hovering around the 6,000 mark, while showing a decreasing trend, the Tamil Nadu government has extended the existing lockdown till July 5.

Tamil Nadu lockdown extended till July 5; more relaxations granted for 11 hotspot districts

With over 31,000 daily COVID-19 cases in the state and nearly 7,000 cases in Chennai city, the Tamil Nadu government has imposed restrictions in addition to the ongoing lockdown from May 10 to 24.

Tamil Nadu: Lockdown tightened further, night and weekend curfew to remain in place

On his second day of taking the office, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, has announced a state-wide lockdown due to "unavoidable circumstances" following a covid surge in India.

MK Stalin imposes state-wide lockdown amid covid surge from Monday

After recording 16,665 cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day rise since the start of the pandemic, the Tamil Nadu government has extended the existing set of lockdown restrictions, besides the night (10 pm-4 am) and Sunday curfew.

COVID-19: Tamil Nadu government extends ongoing lockdown until further notice

At a time when the vaccination drive against COVID-19 is underway and the active cases have come down to 4,629, the Tamil Nadu government has released the latest list of relaxations, while extending the general lockdown until February 28, 2021.

Tamil Nadu unlock: Colleges, schools to resume from February 08

The Cluster of Covid-19 cases in IIT-Madras in Chennai has increased by 79, thus taking the total number of cases to 183, said Health Department Officials. They urged the public to consider this cluster as a lesson and to not let their guard down against the pandemic.

183 Covid-19 cases in IIT-Madras: Lesson for the public, say authorities

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami extended the general Covid-19 lockdown till midnight Dec 31, 2020 subject to certain relaxations. In a statement, Palaniswami said that it was decided to extend the lockdown, with new relaxations till Dec 31st, based on the discussions with the medical and public health experts, District Collectors to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Tamil Nadu: Beaches, colleges, indoor events allowed in new set of relaxations

Tamil Nadu surpassed the grim number of 10,000 deaths owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the health department medical bulletin issued on Thursday. 68 persons lost their lives over the last 24 hours, thus taking the cumulative number to 10,052.

Tamil Nadu surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths, recovery rate above 90%

A serosurvey conducted by the government authorities in between mid-July and early-August has indicated that one-fifth of Chennai’s population has been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Chennai: 1 in 5 locals have been exposed to COVID-19: Govt survey

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami flagged-off 118 ambulances at the Secretariat in the city. The vehicles are meant to bolster the state’s effort in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Delaying COVID-19 tests and hospitalization a major threat, Tamil Nadu health secy Dr. J Radhakrishnan to WION

A spike of 55,079 cases and 876 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours. This has increased the coronavirus tally to 2,702,743 including 673,166 active cases, 1,977,780 discharged/migrated and 51,797 deaths.

COVID-19: Coronavirus tally increases by 55,079; death toll crosses 51,000

India recorded single-day spike of 64,399 cases and 861 deaths in the last 24 hours on Sunday morning. The tally increased to 21,53,011 including 6,28,747 active cases, 14,80,885 cured/discharged/migrated and 43,379 deaths.

COVID-19: India's tally crosses 21 lakh mark with 64,399 new cases

India reported 52,050 new coronavirus cases and 803 deaths in the last 24 hours on Tuesday morning. India's tally now stands at 18,55,746 including 5,86,298 active cases, 12,30,510 cured/ discharged/migrated cases and 38,938 deaths.

COVID 19: India records 52,050 cases in a single day; death toll nears 40,000

One of the most populous country India reported 52,972 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Monday morning. The Health Ministry reported that the toll of coronavirus cases has reached 18,03,696 including 5,79,357 active cases, 1,186,203 cured/discharged/migrated and 38,135 deaths.

COVID-19: India crosses 18 lakh mark with 52,972 new cases

Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 6,472 fresh COVID infections, the highest single day spike, with the tally inching towards two lakh cases while death toll touched 3,232 with 88 fatalities, the government said.

Tamil Nadu sees highest spike of 6,472 cases, tally inches towards 2 lakh mark

India saw a record single-day spike of 38,902 coronavirus cases on Sunday morning, taking the tally to 1,077,618 and the death toll to 26,816 with 543 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

COVID 19: Total recovered cases more than 677,000; Mumbai reports 1,046 cases

India reported a spike of 34,884 fresh infections and 671 deaths on Saturday morning, taking the toll to 10,38,716, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

COVID 19: Maharashtra reports 8,348 new cases; Tamil Nadu crosses 165,000 mark

The number of coroanvirus cases crossed the 1,000,000 mark on Friday morning as 34,956 fresh cases were recorded on Friday morning. The death toll rose by 687 in the last 24 hours to an overall tally of 25,602.

COVID 19: Tamil Nadu 4,538 new cases; Delhi crosses 120,000 mark

A total of 28,637 new positive cases and 551 deaths have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, as reported by Ministry of Health. Total positive cases in the country now stand at 8,49,553 including 2,92,258 active cases, 5,34,621 cured/ discharged/ migrated and 22,674 patients who lost their lives to the novel coronavirus.

India's COVID-10 tally nears 8.5 lakh with 28,637 new cases

When 2020 has given the world COVID-19, “turn it into an opportunity and create awareness via food” is the mantra of KL Kumar, a Madurai based Hotelier. His Temple City hotel in has innovated their existing dishes and are presenting them in line with the current trend.

Quirky COVID-19 cuisine: Mask Parottas, corona-shaped dosas and much more

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Kerala, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that chances of multiple clusters forming in city regions and leading to super spread cannot be ruled out.

Kerala in critical phase, have to see whether edging close to COVID-19 community spread: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Chennai has been the epicentre of coronavirus in the souther state of Tamil Nadu. The city has been seeing a dangerous surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases.

COVID 19: Chennai set to ease lockdown amid rising cases

With Unlock 1.0 completing a month now, coronavirus cases are increasing at a rapid rate. On Monday, India recorded a spike of 19,459 cases and 380 deaths in last 24 hours.

COVID-19: India reports 19,459 cases in 24 hours; death toll rises to 16,475