Chennai: Four more labs in Tamilnadu have been approved for Covid-19 testing. They are Bhaarath Medical College and Hospital in Kancheepuram, Hicare Lab at Adambakkam in Chennai, Ganga Laboratory, a Unit of Ganga Medical Centre and Coimbatore & Laboratory Services and Sri Kumaran Hospital in Trichy.
With this, the number of labs for Covid-19 testing in the State has gone up to 182 (66 government and 116 private labs).
Tamilnadu on Friday registered 5,679 new Covid-1 9 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 5,69,370.
According to the daily bulletin released by the State Health department last evening, the capital city of Chennai registered 1,193 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has reached 1,60,926.
As far as Chennai’s neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu on Friday registered 277 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 165 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 229 positive cases.