Chennai: With 2,652 more persons testing positive for Covid-19 in Tamilnadu on Monday, the total number of infections recorded in the State has risen to 25,21,438.
After 3,104 persons were discharged, the total number of active cases stood at 31,819.
While all districts in the state reported less than 300 new cases, only eight of them reported cases in three digits and 22 districts reported cases below 50.
Public health officials recorded 36 more deaths as having been caused by the infection. Thus far, 33,454 persons have succumbed to the infection, according to the daily health bulletin.
According to Health Department data, Coimbatore had the highest number of cases with 290; Chennai 165 infections, and all the other districts had lesser cases.
With the reduction in cases, the number of black fungus cases reported everyday has also been on the decline. So far, Tamilnadu has recorded 3,929 cases of black fungus.