Chennai lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in Chennai, Tamil Nadu government has announced a further 12-day 'complete lockdown' in the state capital and certain parts of Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts between June 19 and 30.
* Update at 9.39am: Highest-ever daily spike of 17,296 Covid-19 cases pushes India's tally to 4,90,401; death toll rises to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, reports PTI quoting govt
*Amid the rising Covid-19 cases across the city, Tondiarpet zone in North Chennai, Chennai’s second biggest hotspot after Royapuram, has shown a dip in active cases. The number of active cases in the zone has dropped by almost 20% from the high of the past 10 days.
*As the war against Covid-19 is getting intense, patient attenders in the city are hunting for beds while nearly 1,000 beds in private medical colleges of adjoining districts are lying vacant.
*After Chennai, the northern districts of Chengalpet, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Tiruvannamalai reported a high number of Covid-19 cases in recent days. Besides following the standard operating procedures to contain the virus, the authorities have devised their own strategies, focusing on the vulnerable sections.