Tamil Nadu reports 49 fresh COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
Active cases stood at 513 in the State; over 12 lakh vaccinated
Tamil Nadu reported 49 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The cases were reported in nine of the 38 districts.
A total of 36 persons tested positive for the infection in Chennai. While there were six cases in Chengalpattu, the remaining seven districts– Coimbatore, Erode, Kanniyakumari, Namakkal, Salem, Tiruvallur and Vellore– reported a single case each. The overall tally of cases in the State stood at 34,53,932.
Another 43 persons were discharged after treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 34,15,394. Deaths due to COVID-19 continued to be nil in the State.
There were a total of 513 active cases in the State. Chennai accounted for 347 active cases and Chengalpattu 57.
A total of 18,403 samples were tested in the State. According to Friday’s data, Chennai’s positivity rate dropped to 0.9%. Chengalpattu had a positivity rate of 1.2%.
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