Cases drop below 5,000 after 80 days

4,804 people test positive; State records fewer than 100 deaths for the second day in a row

After 80 days, Tamil Nadu’s daily count of COVID-19 cases dropped below 5,000 on Monday. A total of 4,804 people tested positive, while the State recorded fewer than 100 deaths for the second day in a row. So far, 24,70,678 people have tested positive and 32,388 people have succumbed to the infection in the State. In the second wave of the pandemic, the number of people testing positive a day crossed the 5,000-mark on April 9 (5,441).