Chennai: With 798 new Covid-19 infections being reported from various parts of the State today, Tamilnadu’s coronavirus count crossed the 8,000 mark, with a total number of 8,002 cases.
Chennai, the capital city of Tamilnadu, retained the dubious distinction of corona capital as well, by reporting 538 cases today alone. The total number of cases in the metropolis now stands at 3,833.
While Chengalpattu reported 90 cases, Ariyalur reported 33, Thiruvallur 97, Thiruvannamalai 3, Ramanathapuram 4, Thanjavur 3, Dharmapuri 2, Kancheepuram 8 and Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Perambalur and Vellore 1 each.
Officials earlier said the number of Covid-19 positive persons would increase in the coming days, before the curve could start flattening from next week.
According to Chennai Corporation special nodal officer J Radhakrishnan, ‘As we are doing targeted testing, the number of Covid-19 cases reported from Chennai will be high, at least for the next five to six days.’
He further said that since the Health department was focussing on clusters such as the North Chennai cluster and Koyambedu cluster in the city, people will have to brace themselves for a higher number of cases in the coming days.