Tamil Nadu reports 15,659 fresh cases
The Hindu
Positivity rate goes up as testing remains the same for three days; 82 persons succumb to infection
Tamil Nadu’s steady rise in COVID-19 cases continued on Sunday, with the State reporting 15,659 fresh cases. The number of active cases rose to 1,05,180. The daily death count increased to 82 from 80 on Saturday. The total deaths in the State stood at 13,557. The State also reported a sharp increase in the number of persons recovered, with 11,065 patients reported recovered, compared with 9,142 the previous day. Even as the cases increased, the number of persons tested daily remained at 1.23 lakh. Consequently, the test positivity rate increased from 11.21% on Friday to 12.77%. Chennai continued to report the highest number of cases. There were 4,206 cases, 4,271 persons discharged and 30 deaths on Sunday. It had 31,535 active cases,accounting for 30% of all active cases in the State.
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