5,996 new Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu

The number of Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in Tamil Nadu increased by another 5,996 to take the total number of infections to 4,09,238.

In the last 24 hours, 75,103 samples were tested.

After 5,752 covid-19 patients were discharged (total 3,49,682),



the number of active cases stood at 52,506.

The number of deaths crossed 7,050 mark after 102 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours.

The number of infections in Chennai was 1,296; patients discharged 1,201; deaths were 28 and active cases were 13,530.