TN reports 100 plus virus cases again, PM Modi speaks to CM Palaniswami

: After a week's hiatus, Tamil Nadu reported 100 plus coronavirus cases again on Sunday, pushing up the total number of affected people to 1,477 while Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister K Palaniswami on the COVID-19 scenario and the latter sought more rapid test kits from the Centre to tackle the situation.

As many as 105 tested positive,all of whom were contacts, including two journalists and a Sub Inspector, as 46 people were discharged from various hospitals following recovery today and 411 overcame the illness,a government bulletin said.

The journalists are a reporter with a Tamil daily and a sub-editor working for a Tamil news television channel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke over phone to Chief Minister K Palaniswami tonight on the COVID-19 measures being pursued in Tamil Nadu, an official release here said.

Palaniswami explained the steps, including prevention treatment and testing being done and sought more rapid test kits to the State and ..