State logs 1,531 fresh cases, 23 more fatalities
The Hindu
Chennai tops table with 184 cases; 1,582 people discharged after treatment
Fresh COVID-19 cases dropped marginally to 1,531 in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, even as three districts — Chennai, Coimbatore and Chengalpattu — continued to report 100-plus infections. Tenkasi logged the least number of infections with only one person testing positive.
Chennai continued to top the table with 184 cases, taking the city’s tally to 5,50,398. There were 158 cases in Coimbatore and 105 in Chengalpattu. While 93 people tested positive in Thanjavur, there were 91 cases in Erode.
Tiruppur logged 76 cases, while Tiruvallur saw 62. Five districts, including Tenkasi, recorded under 10 cases each. The new cases took the State’s tally to 26,68,495.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.