State sees 1,449 fresh cases, 16 fatalities
The Hindu
No death due to COVID-19 in 27 districts; Chennai leads with 179 cases
Tamil Nadu logged 1,449 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking its tally to 26,71,411. Of the 38 districts, there was no death due to COVID-19 in 27.
Fresh infections stayed under the 1,500-mark for the second day in a row. Only three districts — Chennai, Coimbatore and Chengalpattu — continued to report over 100 cases.
Chennai continued to record the most number of cases, with 179 people testing positive. Coimbatore followed with 151 cases, while Chengalpattu recorded 113. There were 93 cases in Erode and 83 in Thanjavur. Seventy-two people tested positive in Tiruppur, while Tiruvallur and Tiruchi recorded 58 and 51 cases respectively. Salem saw 49 cases.
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