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The number of new cases of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu crossed 7,000 marks today after 669 new cases emerged in the last 24 hours. According to the state health department, the total number of confirmed cases in the state increased to 7,204. The number of virus-related deaths also rose to 47 after three more patients died since yesterday, he added.
Of the total cases, Chennai accounted for 509 new coronavirus cases, bringing the count to 669 in the capital. This is the highest peak witnessed by the city in a single day. The total number of virus-related deaths is 28.
Currently, there are 5,195 active cases in the state, while 1,959 patients have been discharged or recovered since the virus outbreak, including 135 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Of the total cases, 4,907 patients are men, 2,295 are women and two are transgender, the department said.
As of yesterday, 13,367 samples for Covid-19 were analyzed, bringing the total number of tests performed in the state to 2.43,037.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 62,939 after 3,277 covid-19 infections were detected in the past 24 hours, figures released by the Health Ministry earlier today showed. The number of deaths from coronavirus-related complications rose to 2,109. Within 24 hours, the death toll increased by 128.
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