State reports 2,505 fresh infections and 48 fatalities

Thirty-one districts log under 100 cases each; active cases stand at 31,218 ; over 3 lakh people get jabs

Fresh COVID-19 cases continued to fall in the State, as 2,505 more people tested positive for the infection on Tuesday. Thirty-one of the 38 districts reported fewer than 100 cases each. Seven districts accounted for half the fresh cases. Coimbatore recorded 282 cases, while Erode and Thanjavur saw 187 and 185 respectively. As many as 162 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Salem. There were 160 cases in Chennai, 148 in Tiruppur and 135 in Chengalpattu. Daily cases fell below 100 in Tiruchi, with 98 people testing positive for COVID-19. The fresh cases took the tally to 25,23,943. Another 48 people — 14 in private hospitals and 34 in government facilities — succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 33,502. Of the 48 fatalities, Salem recorded six, while there were five deaths each in Chennai, Dindigul and Tiruppur. Coimbatore logged a single death, while 19 districts saw none. Among the deceased was a 23-year-old woman from Chengalpattu with no co-morbidities. She was admitted to the Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital on July 5, and died on July 11 due to COVID-19 pneumonia.