Chennai: Daily Covid-19 infections in the State fell further on Thursday, with 11 districts recording less than 10 cases each.
The highest number of cases was reported in Chennai (152), followed by 137 in Coimbatore and 98 in Chengalpattu. The test positivity rate (TPR) in Tamilnadu stands at 0.9 per cent, where, Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Salem and Tirupur recorded 1.5 per cent each; Namakkal, Chengalpattu and Thanjavur logged 1.4 per cent each; and Tiruvallur, 1.3 per cent.
After 1,412 persons were discharged, the total number of active cases stood at 13,790. The number of deaths registered was 20 and 1,29,349 samples were tested.
The western district reported 137 new cases on Thursday, compared to141 on Wednesday. Tiruppur and Kanyakumari reported the sharpest increase in the last 24 hours.