Tamil Nadu logs 1,132 new COVID-19 cases

Tamil Nadu on Tuesday logged 1,132 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,01,161 and the death toll mounted to 11,919 with 10 more fatalities. The government, meanwhile, warned of action against educational institutions if norms to help prevent the virus spread were not followed and enforced in their campuses.

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the 1,132 fresh infections, Chennai reported 359 and the rest was from other regions of Tamil Nadu. The eight lakh plus state case count covers Chennai''s 2,20,560, a health department bulletin said. All the ten deceased had co-morbidities and the death toll of 11,919 includes 3,929 from the state capital, which is the highest.