4,350 new COVID-19 cases in State
The Hindu
The State on Sunday reported 4,350 new cases of COVID-19 when 48,112 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The cumulative case burden now stands at 51,33,709 cases. The official cumulative COVID-
The State on Sunday reported 4,350 new cases of COVID-19 when 48,112 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The cumulative case burden now stands at 51,33,709 cases.
The official cumulative COVID-19 case fatality now stands at 39,838 with the State adding 159 deaths to the official list on Sunday. This includes 19 deaths which occurred in the past few days and 140 deaths which have now been accepted as COVID deaths by the Government as per the new guidelines of the Centre and following the appeals filed by families
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there
This is part of the Karnataka Namakarana Suvarna Mahotsava celebrations organised to mark the naming of the State as ‘Karnataka’ during the tenure of the late D. Devaraj Urs. The statue, sculpted at an approximate cost of ₹21.24 crore, is 41-foot-tall including the pedestal and weighs around 31.5 tonnes.