Chennai: In a cause of concern, the number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Tamilnadu rose to 8,981 on Friday. Among them were five persons travelling from the United Arab Emirates; one person from the United States; and three persons arriving from Singapore had tested positive.
Chennai, which reported the sharpest increase, reported 4,531 new cases – the highest in the State – compared to 3,759 on Thursday. During the same time, cases in Chengalpet crossed the four-digit mark to 1,039 cases from 816. Barring Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Vellore and Tenkasi, all other districts reported an increase in fresh cases tally in the last 24 hours.
Chenna was followed by Chengalpet (1,039), Thiruvallur (514), Coimbatore (408), Kancheepuram (257), Vellore (216), Trichy (184) and Thoothukudi (160). The test positivity rate in Chennai, as of January 6, stood at 11.5 percent.
At 6,685 sessions, 4,68,949 persons were vaccinated. They included 29 healthcare workers; 102 front-line workers; 3,34,142 persons aged 15-18; 80,583 persons aged 18-44; 37,711 persons aged 45-59; and 16,382 senior citizens.