Tamil Nadu’s daily tally tops 15,000
The Hindu
Number of active cases rises to 75,083; Chennai’s caseload crosses six lakh
The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu crossed 15,000 on Tuesday. There were 15,379 fresh cases, and over 60% of them were reported in Chennai and its neighbouring districts of Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram.
With the number of tests remaining more or less the same as it was on the previous day (1.35 lakh), the State’s overall positivity rate stood at 11.3%.
In Chennai, 6,484 people tested positive for the infection, as against 6,190 on Monday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the city crossed six lakh.
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