TN reports 2,341 new cases,active COVID-19 cases dip below 19,000

Tamil Nadu on Saturday saw the number of active COVID-19 cases declining further to 18,966 while 2,341 new COVID-19 infections pushed the tally to 7,41,488. As many as 25 people succumbed to the virus, taking the toll to 11,324, a health department bulletin said.

The number of recoveries stood at 2,352 on Saturday, pushing the total number of those cured to 7,11,198 so far, the bulletin said.

Active cases, including those in isolation, stood at 18,966.

To the State's 7.41 lakh cases, Chennai accounted for 2,04,258 with 603 new infections.

Of the 11,324 death toll, the State capital's share was 3,711 the bulletin said.

As many as 80,112 samples were tested and in total 1,04,86,338 specimens have been examined till date.

Coimbatore recorded 213 new cases followed by Thiruvallur 137, Tiruppur 114, Chengalpet 112, Erode 108, Salem 106.

Tenkasi recorded the least with six new infections.

Of the dead, three were without comorbidities which include a 35-year-old-woman from Chengalpet who succumbed due to ''respiratory failure.''

A 30-year-old man from Villupuram died due to ''COVID-19 pneumonia'' while a 101-year-old man from Chennai died due to ''acute respiratory distress syndrome''.