Chennai: After reporting an increase in daily Covid-19 cases for four consecutive days, Tamilnadu reported a dip in cases on Monday when it reported 1,556 new cases compared to 1,592 on Sunday.
As many as 1,564 people were discharged after treatment. The total number of recovered patients has gone up to 25,72,942. At present, 16,256 patients are under treatment.
Coimbatore remained the only district to report more than 200 cases. The western district had 206 new cases, but also saw the sharpest decline in daily cases from 229 cases on Sunday.
The daily bulletin of the Directorate of Public Health said that in Chennai, 145 people were discharged, three persons died of the disease and 1,772 patients are under treatment. So far, 5,45,158 people have tested positive in the district, and 5,34,973 have been discharged.