Chennai: Tamilnadu reported 2,652 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 7,19,403, while 35 more fatalities pushed the toll to 11,053.
The number of active cases has dropped below 25,000 thanks to high number of recoveries in the past few days. On Thursday alone, as many as 4,087 persons were discharged after treatment.
A total of 6,83,464 persons have been discharged and 11,053 have died of the infection till date.
Chennai recorded 756 new infections, Coimbatore 251 and Chengalpet 148 on Thursday, according to a Health department bulletin. There were 35 deaths and 75,224 samples tested.
Ariyalur, Dindigul, Perambalur and Tenkasi reported fresh cases in single digits. A 83-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were among the deceased In total, 32 had co-morbidities and three no chronic illnesses.