Chennai: As many as 1,843 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Tamilnadu today, taking the total number of infections in the State to 46,504.
Out of the 1,843, a whopping 1,257 belong to the capital city of Chennai. With this, the total number of coronavirus affected persons in the metropolis stands at 33,244.
On the other hand, as many as 797 Covid-19 patients were discharged after recovery today from various hospitals of Tamilnadu, taking the total number of recoveries in the State to 25,344.
These numbers have come on a day when the Tamilnadu government said complete lockdown will be implemented in Chennai and its neighbouring districts of Chengalpet, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram from 19 to 30 June, to control the spread of Covid-19.
A decision in this regard was taken after a team of medical experts met Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the Secretariat today and pressed for lockdown.
According to the State government, complete lockdown will be in place in the above places from 19 June to the midnight of 30 June. Tea shops too will not be allowed to function.