Today has been a sad, shockingly record high day for Tamil Nadu. Just as there was some improvement in the numbers for Tamil Nadu over the past few days, today has bucked the trend and gone way South. It is that time of the day, when the official numbers of #COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus cases in Tamil Nadu, are given out. The last 24 hours have been the worst ever so far for our state. We have today's numbers for you, here! Tamil Nadu has had 121 new cases of COVID positive being reported in the past 24 hours. Of this, 103 new cases have been identified in Chennai alone, taking the district's total, to 673. There have been positive cases in 5 districts in Tamil Nadu and apart from Chennai, there have been 12 new cases in Chengalpattu, 3 in Kallakurichi, 2 in Namakkal and 1 new case in Kancheepuram!

Unfortunately, there has been 1 new death in the past 24 hours and the death tally in the state has gone up to 25! The number of recoveries has also been very low today with just 27 new recoveries and discharges and the total number of recovered people has gone up to 1128. The state crossed a milestone in total number of tests conducted and 7,093 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests above 100,000, to 101,874! In another shocking piece of news, a 5-day old baby has tested positive for the COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus, in the district of Chengalpattu! It is imperative that we follow all the government mandated guidelines and stay safe at home!

Check out the district-wise breakdown here: