Officials clarified that none of the individuals had come in contact with the Tamil Nadu Governor.Eighty-four people working inside Raj Bhavan, the official residence of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, have tested positive for the coronavirus. But the recovery rate stood at 63.18 per cent with as many as 7,82,607 cured, which is almost twice the number of active patients at 4,26,167.Being the third-worst hit country, India is now adding a lakh cases every three days. “None of these persons came in contact with Hon’ble Governor or Senior officials of Raj Bhavan,” it added.Around five Tamil Nadu ministers and 14 MLAs have been tested positive for the virus in the recent past. CHENNAI: Eighty-four personnel at Raj Bhavan in the city, residence of the Tamil Nadu governor, have tested positive for Covid-19, triggering fears of a new cluster for the infection. The statement from Raj Bhavan further said that tests are being carried on all 147 staff after some of them showed symptoms for the deadly virus. Copyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. The day also saw the death toll mounting to 3,144 with the addition of 74 fatalities, the health department said.Chennai reported 1,171 new COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday, pushing the count to 89,561.India on Thursday recorded the highest single day spike of 45,720 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours taking the total tally to 12,38,635, the Union Health Ministry data revealed.With 1,129 fresh deaths, the overall toll reached 29,861. As a preventive measure, Raj Bhavan has cancelled all tours for the tourists till July 31. coronavirus. Ministers KP Anbalagan, P Thangamani and Sellur K Raju were discharged from various hospitals after recovering from the disease.As of Wednesday, Tamil Nadu reported that 51,765 persons were being treated for COVID-19 and almost 21 lakh samples have been tested in the state. It added that all persons who have tested positive for coronavirus were working at the main gate and other areas, and not in the main building. "None of the staff came in contact with the Governor and senior officials at Raj Bhavan," the statement further said. coronavirus update. COVID-19 India. On Monday, the country had crossed the 11 lakh mark.The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. Chennai: At least 84 employees of the Raj Bhavan have been tested positive for novel coronavirus in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai, said a statement released on Thursday. Eighty-four people working inside Raj Bhavan, the official residence of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, have tested positive for the coronavirus. Eighty-four people working inside Raj Bhavan, the official residence of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, have tested positive for the coronavirus. coronavirus treatment. Please upgrade your browser. On Wednesday, the state government added 444 deaths that were previously unreconciled into the COVID-19 tally, based on the recommendation of the Deaths Reconciliation Committee headed by Dr P Vadivelan.
All the infected personnel have been shifted to Anna University campus where a quarantine ward has been set up, said a report in Times of India.
Chennai: As many as 84 persons including security and fire service personnel posted at the Raj Bhavan in the Tamil Nadu capital have tested positive for coronavirus, said a statement.The statement, issued by the Raj Bhavan, said that 147 persons were tested for COVID-19 as some persons working there had shown symptoms of infection.As per the test results, 84 persons including security and fire service personnel working in the outer area of the Raj Bhavan tested positive for coronavirus infection and have been quarantined.None of the infected persons had come in contact with Governor Banwarilal Purohit or other senior officials, the statement said.The entire Raj Bhavan premises, including offices, has been sanitised and disinfected by the Greater Chennai Corporation.The daily coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu soared to a new record high of 5,849 on Wednesday, taking the tally to 1,86,492.