Summary:
The state tested 80,623 samples on Tuesday.
Till date a total of 60,48,832 samples have been tested.
There are 170 (65 government and 105 private) testing facilities in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu reported 5,697 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the overall infection tally to 5,14,208.
With 68 new virus related fatalities on Tuesday, pushing the total death toll to 8,502.
Among the deceased, eight had no comorbidities.
As many as 5,735 patients were recovered following treatment on Tuesday taking the number of recoveries to 4,58,900.
There are 46,806 active cases in the state.
A total of 22,118 children below 12 years have tested positive till date.
In the age group between 13-60, as many as 4,24,93,329 have been infected and 67,157 people above 60 years have tested positive.
In Chennai, a total of 989 cases were reported taking its overall tally to 1,50,572.
As many as 1530 people were discharged.