18 More At IIT Madras Test Positive For Covid, 30 Cases In 2 Days

Eighteen people have tested positive for COVID-19 at IIT Madras, taking the total to 30 cases in two days, officials said on Friday, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in some parts of the country.

Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 39 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 34,53,390 as the state continued to witness an increasing trend.

The number of deaths remained 38,025 with zero fatalities being recorded in the last 24 hours, a medical bulletin said.

Taking note of the rise in new cases, the government directed the health department to step up testing of samples to around 25,000 a day from the present 18,000 cases.