Tamil Nadu registers new 1,562 COVID-19 cases

Tamil Nadu on Monday reported 1,562 new coronavirus cases and 17 deaths pushing the infection count to 33,229 and toll to 286, the government said.

Amid the continuing spike, state Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said there has been an opinion that positive cases may further increase and the government was fully geared up to



tackle that eventuality as well.

Of the fresh cases, the state capital accounted for 1,149 with its tally rising 23,298, a health department bulletin said. Tamil Nadu, which has been reporting 1,000 plus cases for the past several days, recorded 1,515 infections on Sunday and on Monday 1,562, a new high for single day tally.