Chennai: Crossing 500 mark once again, Tamilnadu today reported 508 Covid-19 ases, with 279 from Chennai alone.
With this, the total number of coronavirus affected cases in the State stands at 4,058.
According to a media bulletin released by the government tonight, 76 patients were discharged today. There were two new Covid-19 deaths. Due to this, the toll in the State has touched 33
Large number of today’s cases too are linked to Koyambedu market, which has become a new cluster of coronavirus spread in the State. In total, 2,537 patients recovered were discharged.
Ahead of the release of today’s statistics, Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said essentials will be given to ration card holders free of cost in the month of June too in view of coronavirus lockdown and its effects.
Speaking to the media, he said the Tamilnadu government is waging a war against Covid-19 and the spread of the pandemic has been controlled due to right measures. “All measures are being taken to protect people,” he said.
Talking about the reason behind high number of cases in Chennai, he said, “since the population is high in the metropolis, the spread of Covid-19 is also high. Pandemic also spreads because of the use of public toilets,” he said.