T.N. records 13,990 fresh COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
Positivity rate tops 10% as case surge continues
Close to 14,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Monday, taking the overall positivity rate to 10.3%. Chennai’s daily caseload remained more or less the same as the previous day’s figure, with 6,190 people testing positive for the infection, while its active caseload touched 30,000.
While Chennai’s overall COVID-19 tally rose to 5,94,844, fresh cases continued to soar in the neighbouring districts. While Chengalpattu logged 1,696 cases, Tiruvallur’s daily tally breached the 1,000-mark as 1,054 people tested positive. Kancheepuram recorded 508 cases as against 343 the previous day.
There were 602 cases in Coimbatore, while 348 people tested positive in Tiruchi and 330 in Madurai. Among those who tested positive for the infection in the State were 32 returnees, including nine persons from Bangladesh and two each from Sri Lanka and the UAE.
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