Chennai: In tune with the Tamilnadu government’s plan to increase testing to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a new lab has been approved in Thiruvannamalai district.
The laboratory at the Government Headquarters Hospital at Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai, has received nod for testing. With this, the total number of facilities working in the State has gone up to 112. Of them, 57 are government facilities and 55 are private laboratories.
Tamilnadu on Sunday witnessed its highest single-day spike in new Covid-19 cases for the second straight day to push the tally beyond 1.7 lakh. With record 4,979 more people confirming positive for coronavirus in the last 35 hours, the total number of cases in Tamilnadu has reached 1,70,693, according to the State health department.
As many as 4,059 patients were discharged from various hospitals following treatment and cumulatively 1,17,915 people have got cured and active cases mounted to 50,294.
Among the deaths reported on the day, three of the deceased did not have any comorbid conditions. While 23 deaths occurred at private hospitals, the government facilities accounted for 55.