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300 new cases in Central districts
The Hindu
The central region reported 307 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a slight increase compared to the previous day. The number of deaths reported, however, witnessed a dip compared to Wednesday. Thre
The central region reported 307 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a slight increase compared to the previous day. The number of deaths reported, however, witnessed a dip compared to Wednesday. Three patients succumbed to the illness in the region - one each in Nagapattinam, Perambalur and Tiruvarur districts.
Thanjavur reported 108 fresh cases of COVID-19, an increase of over 30 cases compared to the previous day. Tiruchi reported 52 fresh cases.
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When fed into Latin, pusilla comes out denoting “very small”. The Baillon’s crake can be missed in the field, when it is at a distance, as the magnification of the human eye is woefully short of what it takes to pick up this tiny creature. The other factor is the Baillon’s crake’s predisposition to present less of itself: it moves about furtively and slides into the reeds at the slightest suspicion of being noticed. But if you are keen on observing the Baillon’s crake or the ruddy breasted crake in the field, in Chennai, this would be the best time to put in efforts towards that end. These birds live amidst reeds, the bulrushes, which are likely to lose their density now as they would shrivel and go brown, leaving wide gaps, thereby reducing the cover for these tiddly birds to stay inscrutable.