Chennai’s daily COVID-19 count drops below 1,000
The Hindu
State reports 6,120 new cases and 26 deaths; 10,570 persons vaccinated
For the first time in a month, fresh COVID-19 cases dropped below the 1,000-mark in Chennai and Coimbatore on Sunday, when Tamil Nadu reported 6,120 infections out of the 1,15,822 persons tested. The overall case tally rose to 34,10,882.
The State also recorded the death of 26 persons (16 died at private hospitals and 10 at government institutions). All of them had pre-existing health conditions. The toll mounted to 37,759.
In Chennai, 972 persons tested positive, and Coimbatore recorded 911 cases. The last time the number of infections was below the 1,000-mark was on January 3 when the daily bulletin of the Directorate of Public Health recorded 876 cases in Chennai and a mere 105 cases in Coimbatore.
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