Lockdown in Chennai: Coronavirus cases update and latest news from your city

A health worker sanitizes the State Secretariat in Chennai (PTI photo)
The Tamil Nadu government has extended general lockdown till August 31, with total lockdown on Sundays. Stay with us for all the latest updates.
* Update at 10.02am: Devotees offer prayers on the rooftop of a house in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on the occasion of EidAlAdha.

* Update at 9.28am: Single-day spike of 57,117 positive cases & 764 deaths in India in the last 24 hours. Total Covid-19 positive cases stand at 16,95,988 including 5,65,103 active cases, 10,94,374 cured/discharged & 36,511 deaths, reports ANI quoting health ministry
* The prospect of reopening gyms and fitness centres in the state was short-lived as the AIADMK government extended the lockdown to August 31. The move has disappointed fitness instructors, enthusiasts and gym owners, who were rejoiced at the central government’s decision to allow gyms to reopen from August 5.
*Except for a pregnant woman, who tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago, the Nilgiris, which is home to six tribal groups, has not reported any novel coronavirus cases among the tribals since its outbreak in the hills.
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