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Covid Update: Tamil Nadu Govt Shuts Schools For All Classes Till Jan 31

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Amid the continuous surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, Tamil Nadu Government on Sunday announced the schools in the state will remain shut all classes till January 31. The Chief Minister MK Stalin-led government has also postponed the exams which were supposed to be held on January 19, until further notice. Fresh coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu reached the grim milestone of 24,000 infections in a single day on Saturday.

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New cases in Chennai neared the 9,000-mark. The state recorded a total of 23,989 new cases and 11 fatalities. This took the total number of cases reported so far to 29,15,948 and the death toll to 36,967. On Friday, there were 23,459 cases and 26 fatalities.

“Schools have been declared shut in Tamil Nadu for all classes, due to an increase in the number of COVID19 cases in the state. The exams which were supposed to be held on January 19 are now postponed,” the government said in a statement.

In view of rising cases, the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Dr T S Selvavinayagam has issued a set of guidelines for COVID-19 testing in the current scenario of surge in cases, as per the guidance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

As per the guidelines, individuals with symptoms like cough, fever, loss of taste and breathlessness and those undertaking international trips and international travellers arriving to the State may be tested.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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