Coimbatore logs fewer cases than Chennai

Daily COVID-19 count exceeds 100 in only three districts; Ramanathapuram records just one case

Fresh COVID-19 infections dropped to 1,512 in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Coimbatore logged fewer cases than Chennai, with 173 people testing positive as against 189 in the State capital. The daily tally saw a marginal rise in Erode and Thanjavur districts, while Ramanathapuram recorded the least number of cases, with only one person testing positive. The daily cases continued to exceed 100 only in three districts — Coimbatore, Chennai and Erode. While Chennai recorded the most number of cases at 189, Erode’s daily caseload rose from 129 to 141. Thanjavur recorded 98 cases, compared with 78 on Tuesday. In Chengalpattu, 95 people tested positive. There were 67 cases in Tiruppur, 66 in Tiruchi, 64 in Tiruvallur, 57 in Namakkal and 52 in Salem. Along with Ramanathapuram, six other districts logged fewer than 10 cases each. The fresh cases took the State’s tally to 26,14,872. Another 22 people succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 34,921. Of the 38 districts, 24 did not report any death due to COVID-19. There were three deaths each in Coimbatore, Thanjavur and Tiruvallur. Chennai reported two deaths.