Tamil Nadu clocks 724 new COVID-19 cases; 7 fatalities

The COVID-19 tally in Tamil Nadu touched 8,26,261 with the addition of 724 new cases while seven more deaths took the toll to 12,222 on Sunday, the Health Department said.

Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 857 people getting discharged as the total number of those cured so



far rose to 8,06,875.

Active cases, which had been declining, touched 7,164 on Sunday, as the number of people under treatment fell by over 1,200 in the last ten days.

As many as 64,080 samples were tested, taking the total number of specimens examined so far to 1,48,24,699.