The announcement of the lockdown with new restrictions has come two days after the state assembly polls and amid speculations of re-enforcing the lockdown again.
"Mr. SP Muthuraman, renowned film director in the Kollywood Industry has been admitted to Medway Hospitals with symptoms and signs of COVID19", the hospital said in its statement.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has cited that the apathy among people in following the COVID-19 protocols is one of the major reasons for the sharp increase in fresh cases.
DMK MP Kanimozhi, who had recently tested positive for the viral infection, had come to a polling station in Mylapore after 6 pm on Tuesday to cast her vote.
With the unprecedented surge, the Maharashtra government has ordered to shut shopping malls, cinemas, bars, restaurants, and places of worship from Monday evening, as a prefix of a complete lockdown.
Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash said that the civic body is planning to impose stringent curbs on the movement of people after polling on April 6.