Jun 09, 2021, 16:23 IST Covid-19 has claimed several lives so far. Earlier, there were reports that animals too had been affected by the virus. The latest we hear is that 28 elephants have tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near Chennai. The samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh, and the results should be available in a few days. At the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, a lioness died of COVID-19, and a few more lions tested positive for the virus. Following this, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Ramachandran ordered that all elephants in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve be tested for COVID-19.