CHENNAI: The number of daily Covid-19 deaths reported by Tamil Nadu was below 60 for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
The state reported 5,560 fresh cases and 59 deaths. There are 46,610 people under treatment.
Chennai reported 992 fresh cases (983 on Wednesday) and 12 deaths. Its neighbouring districts – Chengalpet (283), Tiruvallur (239) and Kancheepuram (187) – together reported 709 cases and a dozen deaths. The active cases in the region were 15,194 including 9,874 in Chennai.
The other northern districts together added 942 cases and nine deaths.
In the west, Coimbatore reported 530 cases followed by 291 in Salem, 191 in Tirupur, 124 in Dharmapuri and 112 in Namakkal. Together the zone had 1,513 new cases with 11,995 people still under treatment.
The 10 districts in the south together reported 736 cases while districts in the central zone together reported 667 cases.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/coronavirus-in-tamil-nadu-chennai-sees-slight-rise-in-daily-covid-19-cases/articleshow/78172027.cms
