No COVID-19 death in Chennai for the third day

1,303 people test positive in State and 13 more die; 1,428 people discharged after treatment and active cases at 15,992

On Monday, for the third day in a row, Chennai recorded no death due to COVID-19. Apart from Chennai, 27 districts reported no fatality, even as 13 more people succumbed to the infection across the State, taking the toll to 35,796.

Fresh infections continued to fall, with 1,303 people testing positive.

Of these, Chennai recorded 168 cases, followed by Coimbatore with 128. There were 98 cases in Chengalpattu, while Tiruppur recorded 87. In Erode, 75 people tested positive, while Thanajvur recorded 60 cases and Tiruvallur 58. Namakkal and Salem logged 57 and 52 cases respectively.