16 new Covid count in TN, 87 active cases

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reported 16 new Covid cases including a case each from Singapore and Malaysia on Wednesday.

Total number of cases in the State reached 36,10,440.

At least 6 cases were reported in Chennai while 2 cases were reported in Coimbatore and Kanniyakumari respectively.

A case each was recorded in Ranipet, Tiruvarur, Thoothukudi and Tiruchy.

TN’s test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 0.2% after 5,348 people were tested in the past 24 hours.

Thoothukudi had the highest TPR of 1.8%. TN’s active cases stood at 87 with the highest of 20 active cases in Chennai.

Total recoveries reached 35,72,274. No new Covid-fatality was reported in the past 24 hours. The toll remained at 38,079.