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

  • | Tuesday | 6th October, 2020

With 5,572 patients getting discharged, the active cases and aggregate number of people who have got cured stood at 45,881 and 5,69,664 respectively, a health department bulletin said.

Tamil Nadu reported 5,395 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the state’s overall infection tally to 6,25,391.

The state also reported 62 more virus related fatalities, pushing the death toll to 9,846.

With 5,572 patients getting discharged, the active cases and aggregate number of people who have got cured stood at 45,881 and 5,69,664 respectively, a health department bulletin said.

Those dead include three men aged 90, 32 and 43 and 59 had co-morbidities and three no chronic illnesses.

The toll of 9,846 included 3,293 from Chennai, 574 from Chengelpet and Tiruvallur 561. The state capital accounted for 1,367 infections on Monday and 1,74,143 cases out of the 6.25 lakh plus case tally. Coimbatore reported 468, Chengelpet 343, Salem 337, Tiruvallur 195 and Kancheepuram 155.

 As many as 82,725 samples were tested and in total 77,82,736 specimens had been examined and there are 189 COVID-19 labs in the state. 


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