Chennai: Tamilnadu has logged 657 new Covid-19 positive cases and 12 fatalities, taking the caseload to 27,36,046 and death toll to 36,624.
In Chennai, 114 persons tested positive for the infection, taking the city’s tally to 5,59,581. Coimbatore’s daily caseload dipped to 101, taking its total case count to 2,51,704.
With 702 Covid-19 positive patients getting discharged after treatment, the total recoveries so far has mounted to 26,91,756. The number of active cases as of Monday night remain at 7,666.
The State reported 12 more Covid-19 deaths (five in private and seven in government hospitals). This took the toll to 36,624.
As many as 1,00,085 samples were tested on Monday. So far, a total of 5,55,96,111 samples have been tested.