It is that time of the day, when the official number of #COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus cases in Tamil Nadu, are given out. Today, again turned out to be a tough day with the new number of positive cases being high! We have today's numbers for you, here! Tamil Nadu has had 72 new cases of COVID positive being reported in the state. Of this, 52 new cases have been identified in Chennai alone, taking the district's total to 452. There have been 7 new cases in Coimbatore, 4 in Madurai, 2 each in Ramnad and Thiruvallur, 1 each in Kancheepuram, Salem, Tenkasi, Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram!

There have been 2 new Corona Virus related deaths in the state, taking the overall death toll to 22. On the positive front, we have had 114 new cases of recovery & discharge, with the total number of recovered people going up to 866. It would be good to see the numbers coming down over the coming days, before the curve flattens altogether. Flattening the Curve is important and it can only be achieved if we stay home and stay safe! The Tamil Nadu Government has announced a complete lockdown in 5 districts including Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai, from April 26th to 29th. In another piece of shocking news, it has come to light that of the newly identified cases in the past 24 hours, 26 of them are women!

Check out the district-wise infected cases and recovered people update here: