Chennai: Tamilnadu today registered 10,986 new cases, and the total number of infections has touched 10,13,378.The capital city of Chennai today registered 3,711 cases. With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has touched 2,90,364.
As far as Chennai’s neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu today registered 1029 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 295 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 508 positive cases.
The districts of Cuddalore and Coimbatore today witnessed 156 and 686 new cases, respectively. Forty eight patients died today, taking the total number of fatalities in the State due to the pandemic to 13,205.
On the positive side, 6,250 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu today. With this, the total number of recoveries in the State has touched 9,20,369.