Chennai: Tamilnadu on Sunday registered 1,114 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 8,06,891.
According to the daily bulletin released by the State Health department, the capital city of Chennai registered 325 new cases.
The city is also said to have recorded a positive case growth of 0.5 per cent in the last seven days, that has left the administration worried.
With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has reached 2,22,258.
There are currently 9593 active cases in the State, with 7,85,315 recoveries.
The death toll stands at 11,983.
As far as Chennaiās neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu today registered 81 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 29 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 57 positive cases.
The districts of Cuddalore and Coimbatore today witnessed 13 and 112 new cases, respectively.