T.N. posts sharp increase in fresh COVID-19 cases

Chennai’s daily tally crosses 1,000

There was a huge increase in fresh coronavirus infections in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. In a single day, COVID-19 cases rose from 1,728 to 2,731, with Chennai alone accounting for 1,489 infections.

The State’s positivity rate increased from 1.7% to 2.6%. The cases were up by 58% in a day as a number of districts recorded a sharp increase. Along with Chennai, where the number of cases soared from 876 the previous day to 1,489, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore and Vellore recorded a surge. As against 158 cases the previous day, Chengalpattu logged 290 cases. Tiruvallur recorded 147 cases, while Coimbatore and Vellore logged 120 and 105 cases respectively.

Kancheepuram and Tiruppur reported 54 fresh cases each, while there were 49 persons tested positive in Salem and 43 in Kanniyakumari. Thoothukudi recorded 42 cases, while there were 41 cases in Erode. Mayiladuthurai was the only district with no fresh case and 14 districts reported fewer than 10 cases each.