The first day of the complete lockdown has become very tough for the state as apart from reporting the highest single-day rise -a total of eight cases, it has also recorded its first fatality for the virus.

The state of Tamil Nadu has reported with 23 positive cases in its territory so far with five new cases and one death have been recorded on Wednesday.

The nationwide embargo has restricted the movement of the people, ceased the transportation channels and closed the borders.

The prison department has also enhanced the preventive measures to contain the spread of the virus and the Trichy central prison has regularly been applying disinfectant its premises.

As of Wednesday noon, the state has screened 2,09,276 so far and 15,492 people have been under quarantine.

Prime Minister Modi has imposed the nationwide lockdown, taking the partial shutdowns that were in place in major cities to every corner of the country with its fullest form.

The number of positive cases soars high as the state had witnessed nine positive cases in the past two days amid the restrictions and lockdown.

The government has placed the state with intense restrictions aiming to constrain the people from mass gatherings and to maintain social distancing.

Earlier last week, the federation has suspended the movie shootings from March 19th until further orders.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister appealed to the people to strictly observe the directives and advisories from the government to refrain from giving the space for the micro menace.