Daily count drops even as fatalities remain high
The Hindu
State reports 31,079 cases and 486 deaths; Chennai sees 2,762 infections; 3,09,951 people inoculated
Fresh COVID-19 cases continued to fall in the State, even as deaths due to the infection remained high. On Friday, 31,079 people tested positive for COVID-19 and 486 died. With the new cases, the State’s case tally surpassed 20 lakh. Till date, 20,09,700 people have tested positive for COVID-19 while the toll has touched 22,775. After several weeks, the number of people discharged (31,255) exceeded the new cases. The active caseload stood at 3,12,386.
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