Chennai: Five districts including Chennai account for 42 per cent Covid-19 cases in Tamilnadu. The State reported 1,432 new cases on Wednesday, taking the caseload to 26,72,843 till date, while 25 deaths took the toll to 35,707.
As many as 176 people tested positive in Chennai, taking its tally to 5,50,936. While Coimbatore accounted for 149 cases, there were 110 cases in Chengalpattu. Erode and Thanjavur recorded 90 and 80 cases respectively.
Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 1,519 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 26,20,499 leaving 16,637 active infections, a health department bulletin said.
At present, 16,637 people are under treatment in the State. They include 1,885 people in Chennai and 1,803 in Coimbatore.
Five districts reported new cases below 10 each, while there were no fresh deaths in 24 districts. Tenkasi recorded the least number of infections (3).