Chennai Tamil Nadu India January 10, ANI Tamil Nadu reported 13,990 new COVID cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours.
According to the state health department, there are currently 62,767 active cases of COVID in Tamil Nadu. As many as 2,547 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.
The government of Tamil Nadu extended COVID 19 restrictions until January 31 to contain the transmission of the virus.
According to the state government circular, devotees will not be allowed in all places of worship between January 14 and January 18. The special inter-district buses for Pongal will run at 75 per cent capacity.
The night curfew will continue until January 31 and will be in effect from 10 pm to 5 pm from Mondays to Saturdays. On January 16 there will be a total lock down barring essential services.
The direction of the state government comes after Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired a meeting to review the COVID 19 and Omicron situation in Tamil Nadu earlier in the day.