Tamil Nadu minister Doraikkannu dies of COVID-19 complications, laid to rest

He is the third sitting elected representative from Tamil Nadu to have died after contracting coronavirus

Release white papers on jobs and investments: MK Stalin to TN govt

Stalin lashed out at the government for its failure in tackling the pandemic and pointed out that disease was spreading unabated

Chennai had 1084 fresh infections with 22 deaths

He called for severe action against commercial establishments and offices that violated social distancing norms

The other districts with high level of infection were Coimbatore 290, Cuddalore 340, Ranipet 260, Salem 200 and Theni 213

The DMK chief said that 1224 deaths had been reported in the last 10 days with the daily figure at 100

The Independence Day celebrations will be held across the state as per Central government guidelines

In Chengalpattu, where the infection figure was at 354, the district Superintendent of Police Kannan tested positive for COVID-19

The number of passengers who were quarantined between May 8 and July 17 was 12,709 and 11,406 of them had gone home in the districts

Among the politicians who tested positive were former Minister B Valarmathi and former MLA Annadurai of CPI