Tamil Nadu reported 485 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, which took the State’s number of cases till date to 35,69,142. Of the 38 districts, two — Kallakurichi and Perambalur — reported nil fresh cases, and 22 districts logged fewer than 10 cases each.
In Chennai, 72 persons tested positive, taking the city’s tally till date to 7,87,538. There were 61 cases in Coimbatore. Salem logged 35 cases and Chengalpattu 33. Erode and Krishnagiri logged 31 cases each.
As many as 519 persons were discharged after treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 35,26,014. The number of persons currently under treatment across the State stood at 5,093. This included 2,199 active cases in Chennai, 487 in Coimbatore, 260 in Salem, 255 in Chengalpattu, 252 in Erode and 202 in Krishnagiri. A total of 19,082 samples were tested in the State. So far, 6,89,23,581 samples have been tested.
