State records 782 fresh cases, 13 fatalities
The Hindu
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Tamil Nadu recorded 782 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Sixteen of the 38 districts logged fewer than 10 cases each, while two districts — Tenkasi and Theni — recorded none. Only eight districts reported fatalities due to the infection.
There were 116 cases in Chennai, followed by Coimbatore with 115. Erode and Chengalpattu logged 72 and 61 infections respectively. In Tiruppur, 50 people tested positive, while Salem saw 41 fresh cases. There were 36 cases in Namakkal and 33 in Tiruchi.
The cases took the State’s tally to 27,17,203. According to Tuesday’s data, the State’s positivity rate stood at 0.8%. Chengalpattu and Coimbatore accounted for the highest positivity rate at 1.3%. Six other districts had a positivity rate of 1% and more. Chennai’s positivity rate came down to 0.9%.
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