June 1 - TN COVID Update: 1162 New Cases | 11 New Deaths | Total - 23,495 Cases & 184 Deaths

It is that time of the day when the official number of the COVID-19 cases are released and June 1st is continuing in the trend of the last few days and has turned out to become the single day with Tamil Nadu's highest recorded numbers so far. The numbers are at an all-time high, especially in Chennai, which is nearing 1000 infections registered a day. The official numbers of #COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus cases in Tamil Nadu are out and we have it for you. The last 24 hours show that Tamil Nadu has had 1162 new cases of COVID positive being reported, taking the overall total to 23,495! Of these, 967 new cases have been identified in Chennai alone, taking the district's total to 15,761! 

There have been 11 new COVID related deaths in Tamil Nadu in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 184. As of now, Chennai is the biggest hotspot in the state and has 15,761 cases registered. The total number of active cases in entire Tamil Nadu, stands at 10,138 while the number of active cases in Chennai alone, stands at 7,450! The number of recoveries has dropped from the previous few days and is at just 413 new recoveries and discharges and the total number of recovered people is now at 13,170. There have been 11,377 samples tested, in the past 24 hours alone, taking the total tests to 503,339! The fifth phase of the lockdown has begun today but the number of cases is only going up with each passing day. 

We urge all our readers, viewers and subscribers to follow all the government mandated guidelines and stay safe at home! Break the chain and flatten the curve!

Check out the district-wise infected cases and detailed stats of recovered people here: