Tamil Nadu CM's personal secretary dies due to COVID-19

The personal secretary of Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami, who had been admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms, died today morning while undergoing treatment in the ICU.

Chennai: The personal secretary of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami passed away due to COVID-19 on Wednesday.

According to reports, the CM's personal secretary had been admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai with COVID-19 symptoms. While undergoing treatment in the ICU, the secretary reportedly passed away this morning.

Earlier yesterday, Tamil Nadu reported 49 new COVID-19 deaths, highest in a single day, taking the toll to 528 as 1,515 new cases pushed the tally to 48,019 in the state.

As many as 46 of the deceased had comorbidities which includes diabetes, hypertension and renal disease, a health department bulletin said.

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The state also saw the highest number of 19,242 samples tested and recoveries (1,438 people) in a single day today. Of the 1,515 new cases, Chennai accounted for 919 while three were foreign returnees.

(With inputs from agencies)