State logs 746 cases, 11 fatalities
The Hindu
103 people test positive in Chennai; 19 districts record under 10 cases each
As many as 746 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday. Two districts — Perambalur and Ramanathapuram — saw no fresh case, while 19 districts recorded under 10 infections each.
Chennai, where fresh cases dropped to 103, reported no death due to COVID-19. Coimbatore recorded 113 cases, while Erode saw 70. There were 59 cases in Chengalpattu. Salem saw a small rise in cases, as 56 people tested positive, when compared with 43 the previous day. Tiruppur also had 56 cases, while there were 45 cases in Namakkal. Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Pudukottai, Tenkasi and Virudhunagar logged a single case each.
The State’s tally touched 27,23,991. Eleven people, including two who had no co-morbidity, succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 36,443. Apart from Chennai, 29 districts reported no death. There were three deaths in Coimbatore and two in Chengalpattu.
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