Tamil Nadu reports 1,442 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths

Tamil Nadu on Friday logged 1,442 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection count to 7,77,616, while 12 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 11,681. Recoveries continued to outnumber the fresh cases with 1,494 people being discharged from health



care facilities, pushing the aggregate to 7,54,826, a health department bulletin said.
 
Active cases in the state stood at 11,109.
 
A total of 61,610 samples were tested today, aggregating to 1,18,64,177 specimens examined so far.