With 14,842 infections, active cases cross 1 lakh
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Chennai logs over 4,000 new cases; 80 more persons succumb to the infection, taking the toll to 13,475; 1,19,237 vaccinated
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu breached the one lakh-mark on Saturday, with 14,842 more people testing positive in the State. As many as 1,00,668 people are currently under treatment. With this, the State’s case tally touched 10,66,329. Among those newly diagnosed with COVID-19 were returnees from other States — while one person from Delhi tested positive at the airport, as many as 42 persons who arrived by road also tested positive. They include 18 persons from West Bengal, 10 from Bihar, three each from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Assam, two passengers each from Kerala and Chhattisgarh, and a passenger each from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.More Related News

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