The state reported 21,228 new cases and 144 deaths on Tuesday pushing the case tally to 12.4 lakh and the death toll to 14,612.
There were 1.25 lakh active cases in the state on
Tuesday evening.
While 32 districts reported more than 100 cases, deaths were reported from 28 of them. Chennai reported 36 deaths, followed by15 in Salem, 12 in Tiruvallur and 11 in Vellore.