Covid-19 update: Tamil Nadu reported 5,395 new cases on Monday

Chennai | Wednesday | 7th October, 2020

Summary:

According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 77,82,736 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date, with 82,725 samples having been sent yesterday.

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Tamil Nadu recorded 5395 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the state tally to 6,25,391.

Among these, Chennai reported 1367 positive cases, bringing the city`s total to 1,74,143.

Tamil Nadu also recorded 62 virus related deaths on Monday, putting the state’s death toll at 9846.

59 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.

The state discharged 5572 patients following treatment yesterday, putting the total number of recoveries at 5,69,664.

As of Monday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 45,881.

Till date, 3,77,541 males, 2,47,819 females and 31 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.

According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 77,82,736 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date, with 82,725 samples having been sent yesterday.

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