Chennai: Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is scheduled to chair a video conference meeting of all District Collectors on 29 July, as the State-wide Covid-19 induced lockdown is to end on 31 July.
According to sources, lockdown will continue till the end of August with some more relaxations. However, it is said the ban on public transport as well as malls and cinema halls will remain in force.
“This is because the Covid-19 numbers are steadily growing across the State, though they are coming down in Chennai. So, more relaxations are on cards for the metropolis,” sources added.
Tamilnadu recorded 6,986 new Covid-19 positive cases and 85 deaths, taking the State’s overall case count to 2,13,723 and toll to 3,494 on Sunday. A 37-day-old baby boy and a 15-year-old girl were among the deceased.
According to an official health bulletin, with 6,986 new cases recorded on Sunday, the total number of novel coronavirus caseload in the souther state has now reached 2,13,723.
On a positive note, the total number of recoveries stands at 1,56,526, including today’s 5,471 patients getting discharged from hospitals on Sunday after recovering from the highly contagious disease.