Chennai: Tamilnadu today registered 5,679 new Covid-1 9 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 5,69,370.
According to the daily bulletin released by the State Health department this evening, the capital city of Chennai registered 1,193 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has reached 1,60,926.
As far as Chennai’s neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu today registered 277 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 165 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 229 positive cases.
The districts of Cuddalore and Coimbatore today witnessed 235 and 661 new cases, respectively. As many as 72 Covid-19 patients died today, taking the total number of fatalities in the State due to the pandemic to 9,148.
On the positive side, the bulletin said 5,626 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu today. With this, the total number of recoveries in the State has touched 5,13,836.