Tamil Nadu coronavirus cases breach 5,000-mark, death toll at 37

Following the death of the two, the number of fatalities in the state stands at 37.

Of the 580 cases, 316 were from Chennai and the aggregate number of those infected in the state capital stood at 2,644 as on date, a health department bulletin said.

"A large number of todays (Thursday) cases are linked to Koyambedu market," the bulletin said adding that totally, 3,822 are active cases and the tally till date is 5,409.

A 56-year-old woman with co-morbid conditions from Tiruvallur and admitted to the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital succumbed to the illness on Wednesday and a 48-year- old woman treated at the Rajiv Gandhi Government hospital died of the contagion, it said.

The trend of high number of fresh cases seen in the last couple of days continued and there are 3,822 active cases as on date.

Till now 2,02,436 samples have been taken and sent for testing. COVID-19 testing is done in 36 Government and 16 Private labs all over Tamil Nadu.