Chennai records fewer than10 deaths after several weeks

State logs 5,415 fresh cases; number of patients under treatment stands at 44,924

After several weeks, Chennai recorded fewer than 10 deaths on Saturday. Across the State, 148 persons, including two teenagers, succumbed to the infection, taking the toll due to COVID-19 to 32,199. The city registered nine deaths, taking its toll to 8,152. There were 19 deaths in Vellore, 13 in Erode and 11 in Salem. Coimbatore, too, reported nine deaths, taking its toll to 2,003. Mostly, deaths that had occurred over the previous three to four days are recorded in the day’s bulletin. Registering a further dip in fresh cases, Tamil Nadu logged 5,415 cases. So far, 24,60,747 persons have tested positive. Of the fresh cases, Coimbatore reported 671 cases, followed by Erode (574), Salem (369) and Tiruppur (337). Chennai’s daily count stood at 314. There were 260 cases in Thanjavur and 254 in Chengalpattu. A total of 20 districts recorded fewer than 100 cases each.