Chennai: As Covid-19 death toll in Tamilnadu crossed the 8,000-mark on Tuesday to reach to 8,012, the Union government has said the most coronavirus-affected States of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamilnadu account for 70 per cent of Covid-19 deaths in India.
“People should come forward to get themselves tested for Covid-19 if they have symptoms. India’s Covid-19 cases per million is 3,102 which is among the lowest in the world. India’s Covid-19 deaths per million population is 53 which is among the lowest in the world,” said the Union Health Ministry.
It added that India’s cumulative tests for detection of Covid-19 have surpassed five crore, while tests per million have witnessed a rise from 6,396 on July 1 to 36,703 as of date.
A total of 5,684 new Covid-19 cases were reported from Tamilnadu on Tuesday. The total number of cases in the state now stands at 4,74,940, including 50,213 active cases and 4,16,715 discharges.
The Health Department said that 87 more people died due to the disease and the death toll has gone up to 8,012. The western zone reported the second highest number of fresh cases. Together, the eight western districts reported 1,185 cases.