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Chennai, Oct 22 (PTI): Tamil Nadu on Friday added 1,152 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the caseload to 26,92,949, while 19 more people have succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll to 35,987, the health department said.
Recoveries outnumbered new infections with 1,392 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 26,43,431 leaving 13,531 active infections, a bulletin said.
A total of 1,29,573 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 5,00,51,603 till date.
Chennai and Coimbatore accounted for a majority of new infections with 147 and 140 cases, respectively, while the remaining was scattered across other districts.
Ten districts reported new cases below double digits, while Ariyalur added the least with one case being reported in the last 24 hours.
Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said during the sixth edition of the COVID mega vaccination camp scheduled on Saturday the department would focus on those who need to receive the second vaccination dose.