India on Friday added 13,586 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in a single day, pushing the tally to 3,80,532, while the death toll rose to 12,573 with 336 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
In some positive news, the number of recoveries crossed the two lakh mark and stands at 2,04,710, while there are 1,63,248 total COVID-19 active cases, according to the updated official figure at 8 am.
One patient had migrated.
"Thus, around 53.79 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said.
The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners.
India registered over 10,000 cases for the eighth day in a row.
Congress party couldn’t win d RS seat in Manipur. Yet went to governor claiming they have majority in Assembly. Their leader Ajay Maken and MP Gaurav Gogoi entered Manipur disregarding Corona guidelines. They have been promptly quarantined by d state health authorities https://t.co/JVa864oCr2
— Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) June 19, 2020
#Telangana reached from 5,000 to 6,000 Covid-19 cases in three days on June 18.
— Nilesh TNIE (@Nilesh_TNIE) June 19, 2020
Today, records the steepest single-day spike of 499 cases.
Tomorrow 7K cases?
Discharges only 51 today and three more deaths.
20% of the samples tested today were positive. pic.twitter.com/ZwSRCi352L
Scene 1: Huge Rush at Begum Bazar in Hyderabad as the Merchant Association decided to close shops early to prevent the spread of #COVID19.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Scene 2: The area looks deserted after the shops were closed.
Express Photos | @Vinaymadapu @XpressHyderabad pic.twitter.com/rm20fiCvVJ
Delhi registers 3137 new +ve reports - highest single day #COVID19 cases.
— Somrita Ghosh (@Somrita_Ghosh) June 19, 2020
Cumulative cases above 53K active cases above 27K.
More than 13K tests conducted (not clear if only RT-PCR) @NewIndianXpress #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/pWmYjLBpcM
India’s drug regulator has approved an oral antiviral- firopiravir- for restricted emergency use for COVID-19 patient in India on Friday as/ the evidence has emerged that it prevents mild and moderate disease from progressing further and reduces viral load within 4-5 days.
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156 new #COVID19 cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number of cases to 11582. Death toll rises to 495 after 9 deaths were reported today: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/JuIy6gMuL8
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
With 17 new patients detected, the number of coronavirus cases in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai rose to 2,151 on Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. One death due to COVID-19 was also reported in the area, which took the death toll to 79, it said.
With 540 new coronavirus patients detected on Friday, the number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat reached 26,198, the state health department said. The death toll due to the pandemic in the state also rose to 1,619 with 27 COVID-19 patients dying, it added.
Ten more coronavirus deaths were reported from Haryana on Friday with eight of the fatalities from the worst-hit Faridabad and Gurgaon districts, while the total number of cases in the state rose to 9,743 with 525 fresh cases.
The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 18,258 with 312 new patients reported on Friday, the Gujarat health department said. The district also reported death of 21 COVID-19 patients, taking the total fatalities to 1,296.
With five new COVID fatalities reported on Friday, the total number of deaths due to the deadly virus has increased to 49 in Bihar while count of positive cases spiked to 7290, the state health department said. The state reported 250 fresh positive cases Friday, health departments Secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said in an official release.
This letter by @MoHFW_INDIA to states gives some context to why institutional quarantine has been mandated in #Delhi from today by @HMOIndia; says states were allowing #COVID19 patients to stay home without proper risk assessment. @NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard#COVID19India pic.twitter.com/Y3zdb8xmRg
— Sumi Dutta (@SumiSukanya) June 19, 2020
Mumbai #COVID19 update
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) June 19, 2020
Today, 1269 new cases, 114 deaths and 401 recovery reported. @NewIndianXpress @Sunday_Standard pic.twitter.com/h5s8QEpP2s
Punishment or creating awareness? Police officers in Chennai have set up a mic and speakers to ask people why they are flouting lockdown norms.#ChennaiLockDown #COVID19
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Express Photos | @ddmallick @xpresstn pic.twitter.com/DB3q2ZoNjQ
Final year students of MD/MS/DNB graduate doctors to be engaged in #COVID19 hospitals of state govt to increase ICU manpower @NewIndianXpress #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/bUOVWJdq79
— Somrita Ghosh (@Somrita_Ghosh) June 19, 2020
Five COVID-19 patients had recovered earlier. As of now, there are 49 active COVID-19 cases in Sikkim.
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,677 with 165 more people, including 11 disaster response personnel and four railway staff, testing positive for the viral infection, a state health department official said on Friday. The state also registered 153 recoveries, taking the total number of patients cured so far to 3,297, which is 70. 49 per cent of the total cases.
Shamli District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur told reporters that 13 cases were reported and a woman patient from the district died in Meerut Medical College where she was referred to from a COVID-designated hospital due to her serious condition.
The superintendent of Tihar Central Jail number 4 has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Friday. He complained of fever on June 4 and has been on leave since then. He got tested for the virus on June 11 and the report came positive two days later, a senior jail official said.
Andhra's tally has gone up to 6230 in the last 24 hours, according to the state's health bulletin on Friday. A total of 3069 are active cases. In the past 24 hours, 4 deaths were reported -- 2 in Krishna district and one each in Prakasam and in Srikakulam.
#TNIEupdatesonCovid19
— Bosky Khanna (@BoskyKhanna) June 19, 2020
Tally 8281, 337 new cases, highest from #Bengaluru 138. 10 new deaths- highest #Bengaluru-7.@NewIndianXpress @XpressBengaluru @santwana99 @CMofKarnataka @sriramulubjp @mla_sudhakar @DHFWKA @BBMPCOMM @MoHFW_INDIA @WHO @PMOIndia @DIPR_COVID19 @PIBHomeAffairs pic.twitter.com/hyLhIGzj7b
While Tamil Nadu has tested 7,11,678 samples for #COVID19 so far, here's a district-wise break-up of samples tested per million in the state. @xpresstn @PrabhuChawla @gsvasu_TNIE pic.twitter.com/3ymcCe51KE
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.R. Shah said that patients and their relatives must get these reports, and asked the state government to review this order. Justice Bhushan said the court has come to know that if a person is found Covid-19 positive, then the test report is not being shared with either the patient or the relatives.
While at some private hospitals in Delhi several nurses tendered their resignation the day these were made COVID facilities -- fully or partially -- many heathcare workers later left their jobs alleging that they were being given masks and PPE kits which were not of good quality.
For the 3nd day in a row, over 2k COVID19 +ive cases reported in #TamilNadu. 2,115 +ive cases reported today (June 19). 1,322 cases in Chennai. Total +ive cases 54,449. Recovered today 1,635 (total 30,276). Deaths 41. Total deaths 666. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #COVID19
— S Mannar Mannan (@mannar_mannan) June 19, 2020
Mocking her, Mullappally said the minister used to camp at Kozhikode like a guest artist during the Nipah outbreak there. "Now the credit has gone to the government. Like her attempt to be known as a Covid queen now, she was trying to claim fame as a Nipah princess then," Mullappally said. The real credit for preventing Nipah goes to the health workers including doctors who rendered sincere efforts, he added.
Kerala postpones making Covid19 negative certificates mandatory for expats to next Thursday. Effective from June 25, Covid negative certificates mandatory, says @CMOKerala statement. @NewIndianXpress
— TNIE Kerala (@xpresskerala) June 19, 2020
The student had gone to his native Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and returned on June 15 as he had to write the examination. Kurnool has been a hotbed of COVID-19 and his throat swab sample tested positive there. As the news spread, the administration isolated him at the designated hospital for COVID-19 treatment besides drawing samples for the test afresh. "He is asymptomatic and the results from the laboratory here will arrive by late in the night," informed an official.
One inspector in tax department of @tweetndmc found corona positive. A total of 87 COVID19 cases and 5 deaths reported till now.@NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard
— siddhanta mishra (@siddmh_TNIE) June 19, 2020
The incident, that took place in Kota district of Rajasthan, came to light after a 42-year male suspected Covid-19 patient died and angry relatives blamed the doctors and the duty staff for mismanagement and attacked the resident doctors in the ward. Doctor Varun, who was on duty when the incident happened, has submitted a written complaint to the officials, alleging that the patients' relatives misbehaved with the staff.
#Madras HC allows physical functioning of courts in 10 districts. #Coimbatore, #Madurai, #Thanjavur, #Salem, #Thoothukudi, #Tiruchy, #Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and #Villupuram in TN and also in #Puducherry from June 22 @xpresstn
— Harish Murali (@harismurali) June 19, 2020
A case was registered against the wife of a deceased COVID-19 patient in Maharashtra's Palghar district, for allegedly defying home quarantine orders and travelling to her native place after her husband's death, police said on Friday.
Kerala #COVID update
— Raam Das (@PRamdas_TNIE) June 19, 2020
New cases: 118
Malappuram-18
Kollam-17
Alappuzha-12
Ernakulam-11
Palakkad-10
Pathanamthitta-9
TVM-8
Kannur-8
Kottayam-7
Kozhikode-6
Wayanad-4
Kasaragod-4
Idukki-2
Thrissur-1
Active cases-1380
Total Quarantine-1,32,569@xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress
Addressing reporters here at Amma Maligai, in the corporation headquarters, Prakash on Friday said if symptoms are identified early, they can be treated soon and a network of healthy people could be created in the city. “You may have slight throat infection, breathing issues or slight cold. If you mention these symptoms, we can treat them early," he said.
#tirupathur GH gets RT-PCR testing equipment, first GH in country to have the #COVID19 testing lab, officials claim @xpresstn
— Sivakumar_TNIE (@sivakumarie) June 19, 2020
A man and woman were arrested in the Bhuna area of Fatehabad district after they on Wednesday night attacked policemen, who asked them to not roam around the streets and go home, police said on Friday. "They were out at 3 am. They hit us and tore our uniform" said Inspector Kashmir Singh. (ANI)
No new cases of COVID-19 were registered in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Friday. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 595 including 200 active cases. Out of the total, 376 people have recovered and six have died due to the lethal infection, ANI reported.
बुराड़ी में दिल्ली सरकार का 700 बेड का नया वर्ल्ड क्लास अस्पताल बन रहा है। करोना के इलाज के लिए हम 450 बेड्स अभी शुरू कर रहे हैं। इसका जायज़ा लेने आज मैं और मनीष जी गए थे। pic.twitter.com/4yvnI1fAq0
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 19, 2020
In view of surging COVID-19 cases in the city, the Delhi government will rope in NGOs, civil society organisations, NCC and NSS cadets and scouts for survey of coronavirus suspects, and surveillance and management of isolation cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to NGOs and individuals to join the fight against COVID-19 in large numbers.
Worried about reusable tea glasses in times of #COVID19? You don't have to if you visit this tea stall in Madurai who provide edible tea cups. Yes, you can eat the cups made of wafer after you finish the tea.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Express photos | @KKSundar123.@xpresstn pic.twitter.com/95SaqXkCEc
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat has sanctioned an amount of Rs 11.25 crore for purchasing three testing machines for Dehradun, Haldwani and Srinagar medical colleges to increase COVID19 testing in the state.
Praying for the speedy recovery of Shri Satyendra Jain, Health Minister of Delhi who is battling with COVID-19 infection.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 19, 2020
With 10,386 patients having recovered from COVID19 in the last 24 hrs, the total number of recovered patients is now 2,04,710. The recovery rate is 53.79%: Government of India
The study by the researchers attached to the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, and others has found that more than 50% of Covid-19 deaths in India have occurred in the 40-64 or 35-64 age groups - the most economically productive ones.
Due to the restriction on operating meat shops, fish stalls and slaughter houses, a fish retailer in Villivakam throw away unsold fishes in dustbin.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Express video | @ddmallick.@xpresstn #ChennaiLockDown pic.twitter.com/WHsiDuIzI0
In the land-locked states of Northeast, many farmers cannot afford to take their produce to markets in towns due to the high cost of transport. The shops in question have partly solved their problem.
Radha Soami Satsang Beas centre will be a #COVID care centre with 10,000 beds out of which 10% will be oxygenated beds. We are working on its air conditioning. The cardboard beds are lightweight, reusable and have 2 years of warranty: South Delhi District Magistrate BM Mishra pic.twitter.com/vpKdB9x9wk
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
On June 1, the core probables of the men's and women's national hockey teams were finally allowed to resume basic training activities post the first lockdown in the last week of March. On June 3, the body issued a press release noting this.
"Sport activities on the field of play for both Senior Men and Senior Women's Core Probables Group began in Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on Monday 1 June 2020 in a systematic and phased manner with all norms under the SOP being followed by both teams," the release said.
On June 1, the core probables of the men's and women's national hockey teams were finally allowed to resume basic training activities post the first lockdown in the last week of March. On June 3, the body issued a press release noting this.
"Sport activities on the field of play for both Senior Men and Senior Women's Core Probables Group began in Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on Monday 1 June 2020 in a systematic and phased manner with all norms under the SOP being followed by both teams," the release said.
#COVID19 Containment Zones in Chennai come down to just 64. Many Corporation zones have no containment zones now. Full list here 👇🏼. @santhoshexpress @ranjim @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/vlhiYsC3od
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) June 19, 2020
GoAir flight G8 7098, which took off at 1040 hours (local time) from Kuwait and landed at Jaipur with 180 passengers aboard, operated with all the precautionary measures and guidelines laid down by the governments of the countries and other stakeholders, the airline said in a release.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s lung infection increases on Friday, has developed Pneumonia.
— siddhanta mishra (@siddmh_TNIE) June 19, 2020
He tested positive for COVID19, put on oxygen support.@NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard
Delhi Police file a fresh charge sheet and 11 supplementary charge sheet against 46 foreign nationals from 12 countries in connection with Tablighi Jamaat gathering case. The charge sheet were filed before Saket Court's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur.
For the state, the finding that the steroid could save the lives of people who are seriously ill holds much relevance as, of the recorded 20 COVID-19 deaths, except for Kollam, all others were deaths due to comorbidities, including respiratory illnesses.
Biggest single day spike yet:
— Jayanth P (@Jayanth_TNIE) June 19, 2020
4 more #COVID deaths and 465 new cases (376 AP + 70 other states + 19 foreign returnees) in #AndhraPradesh.
Death toll: 96
AP tally:6230 (3069 active)
Others: 1423 (630 active)
FR: 308 (261 active)
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Overall: 7961 (3960 active) https://t.co/J4noUZ1zyC pic.twitter.com/fdBEHstu3Y
My best wishes to First President of Kazakhstan-Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev for early recovery and good health. We stand with our friend and strategic partner Kazakhstan in efforts to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 19, 2020
The police personnel have set up 288 checkposts across the city. Even while collecting fines, the police maintained social distancing. A police officer was seated under the temporary shed and as violators' vehicles were seized, they were made to stand in a line with one metre distance. With a QR code set at a distance, the violators were told to pay the fine through Paytm.
Madhya Pradesh: State legislative assembly premises in Bhopal being sanitised after Congress MLA, who had tested positive for #COVID19 and had come here to cast his vote, left. Voting is currently underway for three Rajya Sabha seats of the state. #RajyaSabhaElection pic.twitter.com/pQhI4GUk1v
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
Himachal Pradesh reports no new COVID-19 positive case. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 595 including 200 active cases, 376 recoveries and 6 deaths: State Health Department.
Madhya Pradesh: A Congress MLA who had tested positive for #COVID19, arrives at the state legislative assembly in Bhopal to cast his vote. Voting is currently underway for three Rajya Sabha seats of the state. #RajyaSabhaElection pic.twitter.com/P8wltUu8fT
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
The meeting between Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and officials has been rescheduled to 5 pm. Discussion on increasing number of ICUs in the national capital to be taken up in the meeting.
Dahi Handi celebrations to not take place in Mumbai's Ghatkopar this year in view of COVID-19 spread: Ram Kadam, BJP leader and Head of Organising Committee.
#ChennaiLockDown | GST road at Pallavaram, Chrompet look deserted as complete lockdown begins today. Express video | @ashwinacharya05.@xpresstn pic.twitter.com/hu07HphkPA
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Tamil Nadu: Only a few buyers seen at the temporary fish and vegetable market which has been set up at the football ground in Shenoy Nagar, Chennai as COVID-19 induced lockdown continues in Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram & Thiruvallur districts. pic.twitter.com/k3nngOjBsL
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to meet officials at 12:30 pm today to hold discussion on increasing number of ICUs in the national capital. Minister Satyendar Jain, who is currently admitted at hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, to participate via video conferencing.
52 #COVID19 positive cases, 1 death, 59 recovered and 54 discharged till 10:30 am in Rajasthan. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 13909, including 331 deaths, 10801 recovered and 10538 discharged: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/nCAN80ZFMG
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
165 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha (In quarantine: 140, Local contacts: 25)
— Hemant Kumar Rout #StayHomeStaySafe (@TheHemantRout) June 19, 2020
Total cases - 4677
Firemen returned from #WestBengal #CycloneAmphan duty: 11
Ganjam 41
Gajapati 28
Balasore 21
Cuttack 20
Khurda 8
Jaipur 8
Puri 7
Sundargarh 6@XpressOdisha@NewIndianXpress
Chaos and confusion prevailed on day one of #ChennaiLockdown as vehicles were seen crowding on streets in many areas.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Visuals from Mount Road, Chennai.
Express Video | @haisat2005 @xpresstn pic.twitter.com/nrjbQv4CL2
Chennai roads wear a deserted look post the implementation of intensive lockdown from today.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 19, 2020
Visuals from Anna Arch.
Express Photos | @haisat2005 @xpresstn pic.twitter.com/lmz7eIEipD
20,000 samples were tested in Delhi yesterday: Delhi Government Sources.
With a vaccine for COVID-19 at least a year away, scientists say repurposing already safe and effective vaccines is the way to go for immediate relief against COVID-19. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The editorial 'Lessons Learnt During The First 100 Days Of COVID-19 Pandemic in India' is penned by Rajesh Bhatia, former director of Communicable Diseases for WHO's South-East Asia Regional Office, and Priya Abraham, director of ICMR-National Institute of Virology. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
India reports the highest single-day spike of 13,586 new COVID-19 cases and 336 deaths in last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases now stands at 3,80,532 including 1,63,248 active cases, 2,04,711 cured/discharged/migrated & 12,573 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain is now being given oxygen support only at times when it is needed, his fever has also reduced. His health is improving: Office of Delhi Health Minister.
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) fixes rates of #COVID19 RT-PCR test in Delhi at Rs 2400 per test inclusive of GST/taxes, if any, with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/Xd046oy1ZR
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2020
43 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Assam. Total cases in the state now at 4904 including 2044 active cases, 2848 discharged & 9 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister.
55 more people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 4246. Death toll in the district stands at 189: Chief Medical and Health Officer, Indore district.
Delhi:Union Min of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy visited rapid antigen detection testing centres including those at RK Puram&Basant Gaon.He said,"169 such centres have been set up in Delhi,where #COVID tests of 6 lakh people from containment zones will be done."(18.06.20) pic.twitter.com/F9odPESL6K
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2020
Maharashtra: Western Railway in collaboration with St+art India Foundation and a paint company has undertaken beautification drive at Mahim railway station, where artists have covered the walls with ‘Heroes of Mumbai’ murals dedicated to 'corona warriors'. pic.twitter.com/gTKZcnZY3Z
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2020
29 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ambala. The total number of cases in Ambala is 237 now including 122 active cases: Dr Kuldeep Singh, Ambala Civil Surgeon.
A 55-year-old COVID-19 positive patient has committed suicide by hanging himself at hospital he was admitted to.He sent a message to his family asking them to perform his last rites while maintaining a distance of 10-feet from his body: Mullana Police Station SHO.
Tamil Nadu: Lockdown to remain imposed till June 30 in four districts of the state - Chennai, along with its neighbouring districts Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur - in the wake of the rise in the number of #COVID19 positive cases. Visuals from Anna Salai area in Chennai pic.twitter.com/lnnW3eJV6H
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2020
The minister is part of a COVID-19 control team and oversees control measures in North Chennai. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Vikas Soudha to be shut today for sanitisation. Employees were told to work from home today @NewIndianXpress @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/3Ohdtcq6MB
— Ashwini M Sripad (@AshwiniMS_TNIE) June 19, 2020
Twenty-seven people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Thursday, pushing the count to 208, officials said. District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra said 91 people have recovered from the infection so far, leaving 110 active COVID-19 cases in Mathura. The district has seen seven fatalities due to COVID-19.
The Phase III clinical trials will be carried out at King George's Medical University (KGMU), Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) and ERA's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow, it added. The drug has a good safety profile and acts by preventing entry of viruses into human cells and also by priming the immune system.
One more COVID-19 fatality was reported in Assam on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine, while the total tally of cases rose to 4,904 with 209 people, including 25 from an Army camp, testing positive for the viral infection, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Addressing a press briefing from Geneva on the latest coronavirus drug trial findings, a top WHO scientist said that clinical trials have now definitively shown that anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine does not have an impact on preventing deaths from COVID-19.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
All meat and fish shops within the city corporation limits will remain shut during the intensified lockdown from June 19 to 30, according to a late-evening statement from the Greater Chennai Corporation.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
