COVID-19 toll reaches 35,000 in Tamil Nadu

1,575 persons test positive; no death reported in 28 districts; daily vaccination coverage exceeds six lakh

Tamil Nadu’s COVID-19 toll reached 35,000 on Saturday as 20 more persons succumbed to the infection. As fresh cases continued to fluctuate in a few districts with 1,575 persons testing positive, no death due to COVID-19 was reported in 28 of the 38 districts. Of the 20 deaths (three at private and 17 at government hospitals) that were reported on Saturday, Coimbatore accounted for four fatalities, followed by Chennai and Tiruchi with three each. Three districts — Erode, Salem and Tiruvallur — recorded two deaths each, while the remaining four districts accounted for one death each. So far, Chennai has recorded 8,408 deaths, while there were 2,433 deaths in Chengalpattu and 2,280 deaths in Coimbatore. Seven districts, including Kancheepuram, Madurai, Salem, Tiruvallur and Vellore, have recorded 1,000-plus fatalities.