Daily case count falls below 2,000 after 114 days
The Hindu
1,971 people test positive while 28 succumb to infection; 31 districts record fewer than 100 cases each
After 114 days, Tamil Nadu’s daily COVID-19 count dropped below 2,000 on Monday, as 1,971 people tested positive for the infection, taking its tally to 25,37,373. The State last recorded fewer than 2,000 cases on March 26 — the same number, at 1,971 cases — after which the daily count steadily rose during the second wave. As fresh cases continued to drop, Coimbatore recorded 209 cases. Chennai, which was maintaining the third or fourth spot on the table, climbed to the second spot with 147 cases. Salem followed with 136 cases, while there were 122 in Erode, 116 in Chengalpattu, 112 in Tiruppur and 108 in Thanjavur.
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