Chennai: Tamilnadu reported 605 new Covid cases on Monday night as against 610 on Sunday. After 663 persons were discharged, the number of active cases stood at 6,562.
Among those who tested positive were two persons who returned from Tanzania, two from UAE and one from Bangladesh, besides another who returned by road from West Bengal.
In Chennai, 172 persons tested positive and 1,442 patients are under treatment. Coimbatore reported 88 fresh cases and Chengalpattu 50 cases. In all other districts, the number of fresh cases was well below 50.
On Monday, 1,15,096 persons were vaccinated, according to State Health department data.
With 124 recoveries in a single day, Chennaiās total recoveries have gone up to 5,51,420, while the two deaths on Monday took the fatality count to 8,647.