Cases continue to dip as 1,819 more people test positive
The Hindu
State records 27 more fatalities; Coimbatore tops the table with 175 infections
With fresh COVID-19 cases dropping steadily over the past weeks, Tamil Nadu recorded 1,819 infections on Saturday, taking its tally to 25,46,689. Twenty-seven people died of the infection, taking the toll to 33,889. Of the fresh cases, Coimbatore accounted for 175. There were 132 cases in Erode and 127 in Chennai. Salem recorded 107 cases. The remaining 34 districts recorded fewer than 100 cases each, with Perambalur and Tenkasi recording less than 10 infections each — seven and nine respectively. There were no deaths due to COVID-19 in 22 districts. Coimbatore and the Nilgiris saw three deaths each, while Chennai recorded a single fatality. Twenty-six of the deceased had co-morbidities.
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