With 3,940 fresh cases of COVID-19 being reported in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, the total number of cases in the southern state has reached 82,275, with the death toll at 1,079.
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‘Tamil Nadu continues to be the worst-hit state in the country with the number of active COVID-19 cases at 53,762. The capital city of Chennai alone has 21,094 active cases.’
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In a statement issued here the Health Department said 3,940 persons turned into Covid-19 patients in the state taking the total number of persons infected in the state with coronavirus to 82,275. Read More..
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The death toll of Covid-19 patients went up to 1,079 till date with 54 persons dying in the state over the past 24-hours.
The statement said a total of 32,948 samples were tested taking the total tally to 11.10 lakh.
The total number Covid-19 patients who got cured in the state went up to 45,537 with 1,443 persons getting discharged from various hospitals on Sunday.
Factoring the Covid-19 cured patients till date 45,537 and the 1,079 persons who died due to the virus the total number of active cases in Tamil Nadu stands at 35,656.
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The state capital Chennai continued to head the Covid-19 infection table with 1,992 persons testing positive for the virus and the total tally stands at 53,762. The active cases in the city stands at 21,094.
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