New coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu breached the 2,000-mark on Thursday with 2,069 people testing positive for the infection. The tally is 34,75,185 till date.
The active cases increased to 11,094 from 10,033 recorded on Wednesday. Four people – 2 from Singapore and 1 each from Bangladesh and USA – are among the 2,069 who tested positive today.
The death toll remained at 38,026 as no fatalities occurred today, according to a bulletin from the State Health Department here.
The total recoveries mounted to 34,26,065 so far; they included 1,008 who got discharged in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.
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Chennai reported 909 new infections and is likely to breach the 1,000-mark soon. Neighbouring Chengalpattu accounted for 352 cases of infections followed by Tiruvallur with 100 while Coimbatore saw 96.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-covid-infections-today-chennai-coronavirus-active-cases-deaths-updates-mask-rules-7999801/
