In Coimbatore, new cases rose from 230 on Friday to 246 on Saturday while in Chennai new cases dropped to 204 from 215 on Thursday. All other districts reported fewer than 200 cases. Coimbatore is reporting an increase for the sixth day.
Cases in Erode dropped from171 on Friday to165 on Saturday. The biggest jump in the last 24 hours was reported at Tiruvarur — with 53 new cases compared to 28 on Friday — followed by Thanjavur.
After discharging 2,178 patients, the state had 20,716 people on the active list. Active cases remained below 2,000 in all districts, but the number of people under treatment for Covid-19 in Coimbatore went up to 1,940 from reported 1,917 on Friday and 1,905 on Thursday. Chennai and Erode also saw an increase in the active case tally.
Of the 26 deaths reported, Tiruppur accounted for six, followed by four in Salem, three in Namakkal and two each in Trichy and Cuddalore. While nine districts reported one death each, 24 reported zero deaths.
Meanwhile, 3.2 lakh people took their shots on Saturday taking the dosage tally in the government sector to 2.13 crore. Since May 1, private hospitals have offered 15.3 lakh doses.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-records-slight-dip-in-new-covid-infections/articleshow/84938202.cms
