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Tamil Nadu news live: Chennai records slight dip in new Covid cases
Fresh cases continued to increase on Saturday, when Tamil Nadu reported 1,986 cases compared to1,947 on Friday and 1,859 on Thursday. At least 23 districts recorded a spike in new cases. The toll reached 34,076 on Saturday with 26 new deaths. As Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu crossed 25 lakh earlier this month, at least 66.2% of the population or two out of every three people in the state had developed antibodies against the virus, shows a serosurvey conducted by the state health department. Anna University vice-chancellor search committee, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor M Jagadish Kumar, will interview shortlisted candidates on August 9. A burglar, involved in a series of thefts in Velachery, was killed in a drunken brawl by his friends at Chengalpet. Police have collected CCTV camera footage and are tracking the other burglars involved. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
66.2% of people in Tamil Nadu have Covid antibodies
As Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu crossed 25 lakh earlier this month, at least 66.2% of the population or two out of every three people in the state had developed antibodies against the virus, shows a serosurvey conducted by the state health department. READ MORE
Advanced heart surgeries now at Trichy hospital
The department of cardiology at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Trichy has been equipped with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) for treating cardiac patients, said dean Dr K Vanitha. A team, headed by Dr T Balasubramanian, Dr Jaisankar, Dr Ashok, Dr Suresh, Dr Karthik and Dr Manivel, carried out OCT on four patients and FFR on one patient in the past one month. READ MORE
Tamil Nadu: All private students with disabilities to pass Class XII
All Class XII students with disabilities appearing as private candidates, including those in special schools, will be declared pass, a recent government order said. The candidates are exempted from writing the supplementary examinations set to begin on August 6. READ MORE
Interviews for Anna University VC post on August 9
Anna University vice-chancellor search committee, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor M Jagadish Kumar, will interview shortlisted candidates on August 9. Ten candidates, including five professors from Anna University and two from IIT Madras, were shortlisted from the 160-odd candidates from across the country who applied for the post, sources said. READ MORE
Tamil Nadu: Velachery serial burglary case turns murkier as suspect found murdered
A burglar, involved in a series of thefts in Velachery, was killed in a drunken brawl by his friends at Chengalpet. Police have collected CCTV camera footage and are tracking the other burglars involved. Police conducted a thorough check at the residence of the deceased, Dinesh alias ‘Ottai’ Dinesh, 35, at Kamarajar Puram in Selaiyur and seized a stolen laptop and some silver ornaments. READ MORE
Chennai records slight dip in new Covid infections
Fresh cases continued to increase on Saturday, when Tamil Nadu reported 1,986 cases compared to1,947 on Friday and 1,859 on Thursday. At least 23 districts recorded a spike in new cases. The toll reached 34,076 on Saturday with 26 new deaths. In Coimbatore, new cases rose from 230 on Friday to 246 on Saturday while in Chennai new cases dropped to 204 from 215 on Thursday. All other districts reported fewer than 200 cases. Coimbatore is reporting an increase for the sixth day. READ MORE