Tamil Nadu has stabilised the transmission of Covid-19 in the State as the data furnished by the Directorate of Health and Preventive Medicine shows that the instances of the pandemic was on a downward journey.
On Wednesday, the State logged 10,448 new cases while 270 succumbed to the pandemic. Coimbatore and Erode, the industrial hub, had 1,420 and 1,123 new cases respectively while Tirupur had 608 new patients.
Kerala, which begins the lifting of lock down by phases on Thursday registered 13, 270 new cases and 147 deaths. Test Positivity Rate in the State as on Wednesday evening was 11.79. There were 1.09 lakh patients across the State as on Wednesday.
The liquor outlets in the State would start operating from 9 am on Thursday and there is no restriction other than the Covid-related standard protocols. Tipplers are welcome to visit the nearest outlet and pick up their favourite brands. The re-opening of liquor outlets owned by the State Government has come as a major relief to regular customers who were at the mercy of black marketeers who charged ten times the original cost.