Active cases drop under 3 lakh

Fresh cases fall to 26,513, deaths remain high at 490; over 98,000 vaccinated

The State’s daily COVID-19 case count dipped to 26,513 on Tuesday, bringing its active caseload below the 3 lakh-mark. However, the toll due to the infection remained high, as 490 more people, including a 105-year-old woman, succumbed to it. Presently, 2,96,131 people are under treatment for COVID-19. As many as 31,673 people were discharged after treatment, as recoveries continued to exceed new cases. Chennai registered the most number of discharges, as 4,232 people were discharged after treatment. Coimbatore continued to top the table with 3,332 people testing positive. The district’s active caseload marginally rose to 40,570. In Chennai, 2,467 people tested positive, while Chengalpattu recorded 1,106 infections. Apart from this, districts in the western region — Erode (1,653), Tiruppur (1,338) and Salem (1,140) — continued to report more than 1,000 cases each. Daily cases dropped under 1,000 in Tiruchi (987).