Chennai: Actor turned politician Khushbu has tested positive for Covid-19. She took to social media to inform that the pandemic has finally caught up with her and that she has isolated herself. The actor thus joined bandwagon of actors who had tested positive recently like Trisha, Tamannah, Mahesh Babu and Arun Vijay, among others.
This comes a day after Tamil Nadu reported 12,895 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 28,00,286, including 51,335 active cases. Twelve more deaths were recorded in the same period, taking the death toll to 36,855.
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In view of continuous rise in Covid-19 cases, which has been largely attributed to Omicron variant, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin imposed a statewide night curfew from January 6, and complete lockdown on all Sundays. All Pongal celebrations organised by both government and private organisations have also been postponed.
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