Tamil Nadu records 5,185 new Covid-19 cases

Tamil Nadu on Friday reported 5,185 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,46,128, while the death toll mounted 10,120 with 68 fatalities.

Testing of samples inched towards the one lakh mark with 97,087 being done, aggregating to 81,41,534 so far.

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The number of recoveries outnumbered new infections.

The active cases stood at 44,197, with 5,357 patients getting discharged from various hospitals and cumulatively 5,91,811 people have got cured, the health department said in a bulletin.

Of the fresh infections, Chennai had 1,288, Coimbatore 397, Chengalpet 343, Salem 295, Thanjavur 240 and Thiruvallur 226, followed by others all over the state, the bulletin said.

Of the total of 6.46 lakh cases, Chennai's tally was the most at 1,79,424, while eight districts saw the number of infections going up by 100 cases each.

Among the 68 fatalities reported today, four had no comorbidities.

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The death toll at 10,120 till date includes Chennai's 3,373. Nineteen of those who tested positive today were returnees from other states, the bulletin said.