Chennai: Tamilnadu today registered 1,702 new Covid-19 cases, and the total number of infections has touched 25,41,432.
The capital city of Chennai today registered 193 cases. With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has touched 5,42,010.
As far as Chennai’s neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu today registered 98 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 35 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 64 positive cases.
The districts of Cuddalore and Coimbatore today witnessed 50 and 198 new cases, respectively. 29 patients died today, taking the total number of fatalities in the State due to the pandemic to 34,639.
On the positive side, 1,892 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu today. With this, the total number of recoveries in the State has touched 25,41,432.