Tamil Nadu: 1,541 new cases in 4 districts under tight lockdown – Times of India

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CHENNAI: Even as the 12-day intense lockdown began in the four northern districts of Tamil Nadu, they accounted for most of the 2,115 fresh cases on Friday. Chennai had 1,322 cases, Chengalpet 95, Thiruvallur 85 , and Kancheepuram 39. The tally of the four districts at 45,051 cases is nearly 73% of the state’s total of 54,449.
The official toll rose to 666 with 41 deaths reported on Friday. This included a 78-year-old man from Sivagangai reported with organophosphorus or pesticide poisoning, a 38-year-old woman from Chennai, who suffered head injuries in a road accident, and a 40-year-old man from Hosur, who was found positive after he died. Thirty-one of the deceased had comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and chronic kidney disease. On Thursday, the toll was 49 dead.
A total of 25,902 people were tested for the infection on Friday, which was a marginal increase from 25,719 people on Thursday, of whom a marginally higher 2,141 had tested positive.
Forty people who returned to the state tested positive. One arrived from Singapore by flight, two from Maldives and Singapore by sea, 15 from Delhi by flight, and 22 from other states by road or rail.
A few other districts too saw an increase in cases. Vellore recorded 103 new cases compared to 55 on Thursday, Madurai reported 58 new cases against nine the day before, Thiruvannamalai reported 37 compared 27, and Dindigul had 22 new cases.

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