Tamil Nadu records 1,140 fresh COVID-19 infections
The Hindu
17 people succumb to the disease, 1,374 discharged; 14 districts see marginal rise in cases
While 1,140 people tested positive for the COVID-19 infection on Saturday, the State has been seeing a decline in fresh cases every day, for a month. Its tally stood at 26,94,089.
Seventeen deaths were logged, taking the toll to 36,004. As many as 1,374 people were discharged after treatment, taking the total figure to 26,44,805.
Chennai and Coimbatore recorded 141 and 132 cases respectively. Six other districts too — Chengalpattu (97), Tiruppur (81), Erode (72), Namakkal (55), Salem (54), and Thanjavur (54) — recorded over 50 cases each. Among the other districts, nine saw cases in single digits, with Perambalur and Ramanathapuram logging just one case each.