Tamil Nadu records 1,685 fresh coronavirus cases, overall tally crosses 34k
The health department stated that, for the first time the death toll per day has crossed 20. The state reported 21 deaths today, out of which 15 died in government hospitals and 6 died in private hospitals.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-06-09 13:41 GMT
Chennai
Tamil Nadu recorded 1,685 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, while the overall tally of the state crossed 34,000.
The health department stated that, for the first time the death toll per day has crossed 20. The state reported 21 deaths today, out of which 15 of them died in the government hospitals while 6 died in private hospitals.
Chennai hit the new high of 1,243 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the overall number to 24,545. Chennai has 12,570 active cases in the city. Chengalpattu recorded 158 new cases, taking the total number to 2,146. Thiruvallur confirmed 90 new cases today, which makes the total number of cases in the district to 1,476.
About 307 have lost their lives so far due to coronavirus in the state.
On the positive side, 798 have recovered from the virus today.
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