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Chennai: Tamilnadu today registered 586 new Covid-19 cases taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 834171. With this the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has reached 230026. As far as Chennai's neighbouring districts are concerned Chengalpattu today registered 51 new cases Kancheepuram saw 25 infections in the last 24 hours and Thiruvallur posted 24 positive cases. Two Covid-19 patients died today taking the total number of fatalities in the State due to the pandemic to 12309. On the positive side 673 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu today..