It is that time of the day when the official numbers of the COVID-19 cases are released and here we bring it for you along with a comprehensive round-up of all the details! The last 24 hours show that Tamil Nadu has had 5,595 new cases of COVID positive being reported, taking the overall total to 608,885! Of these, 1,278 new cases have been identified in Chennai alone, taking the district's total to 170,025! Kancheepuram has recorded 157 new cases and the district has now registered a total of 22,262, while 875 of them are currently active! Chengalpattu has recorded 36,358 total cases of which 2,327 are currently active and Thiruvallur has recorded a total of 32,822 cases with 1,617 of them being currently active. Coimbatore alone has recorded 495 new cases in the last 24 hours, while Chengalpattu registered 396 new cases and Salem recorded 355 new cases!
There have been 67 new COVID related deaths in Tamil Nadu in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 9,653. As of now, Chennai is the district with the most number of COVID cases recorded so far, in the state and has 170,025 cases registered. The total number of active cases in entire Tamil Nadu, stands at 46,294 while the number of active cases in Chennai alone stands at 12,013! There have been 5,603 new recoveries and discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recovered people to 552,938. There have been 84,991 new samples tested, in the past 24 hours alone, taking the total tests to 7,526,688 tests, which is still the highest for any state in our country!
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Check out the district-wise infected cases and detailed stats of recovered people here: