Chennai: Tamilnadu today registered 1,658 new Covid-19 cases, and the total number of infections has touched 26,38,668.
The capital city of Chennai today registered 226 cases. With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has touched 5,46,880.
As far as Chennai’s neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu today registered 126 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 44 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 67 positive cases.
The districts of Cuddalore and Coimbatore today witnessed 34 and 224 new cases, respectively. 29 patients died today, taking the total number of fatalities in the State due to the pandemic to 35,246.
On the positive side, 1,542 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu today. With this, the total number of recoveries in the State has touched 25,86,786.
