Chennai: Tamilnadu has added 1,658 new Covid-19 infections pushing the overall caseload to 26,38,668 till date, while 29 people succumbed to the virus, taking the toll to 35,246.
The State saw a marginal rise in fresh infections. Chennai, for the second day in a row, led the table with 226 cases.
After 1,542 persons were discharged, the total number of active cases stood at 16,636. The number of deaths registered was 27 and 1,52,296 samples were tested.
The majority of new infections were recorded in four districts– Chennai leading with 226 cases, Coimbatore 224, Erode 130, Chengalpet 126.
A total of 1,50,740 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 4,46,77,820.
As many as 2,85,805 people were vaccinated, taking the total coverage in government centres to 3,89,44,605.