1,149 persons detected COVID-19 positive over past 24 hours in Tamil Nadu

On the day when the Tamil Nadu government relaxed some lockdown restrictions, the state breached the 1,000-mark for new coronavirus infections with as many as 1,149 persons testing positive over the past 24 hours. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the state Health Department said 1,149 persons, including 95 who had come from other states and foreign countries tested



positive for coronavirus taking the total tally to 22,333.

According to the statement, a total of 99,651 persons have come to Tamil Nadu from other Indian states and overseas till May 30 and 1,570 persons have tested positive for coronavirus.

The statement also said 13 Covid-19 patients died taking the total death toll to 173.