One more COVID-19 death in TN: 77 test positive

Chennai, Apr 10 (): A 70-year-old woman died ofcoronavirus in Tamil Nadu on Friday, taking the toll in thestate so far to nine, while 77 people tested positive, pushingthe total to 911, Chief Secretary K Shanmugam said. The woman died in Tuticorin, he said.

The Chief Secretaty said all the 77 people who testedpositive were primary contacts and from various containmentareas in the state.

"The new cases have been reported in those places whichhave been marked as containment or quarantine areas", he said.

The government, he said, was strengthening its efforts tocontain the virus

Asked whether the lock down would be extended in theState, he said the Chief Minister was holding meetings withvarious experts and a video conference with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is scheduled to be held on Saturday.

"After that he may take a good decision", he said.

Shanmugam said 44 people have been discharged. VIJAPRRAVINDRANATH VIJAPRRAVINDRANATH