Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu: 939 more patients discharged from hospitals, 477 new cases reported

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reported 477 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday even as 939 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state.
The total number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 till date is 10,585 while that of patients who have been discharged from hospitals is 3,538. As many as 6,970 patients were still under treatment on Saturday evening.
The state recorded three Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, taking the toll to 74.
Chennai recorded 332 cases, Tiruvallur 10, Chengalpet 13 and Kancheepuram four.
The new cases include four passengers who returned from Dhaka, 81 from Maharashtra, seven from Gujarat and one from Andhra Pradesh.
In Tirunelveli, 44 people from Maharashtra tested positive. The district along with Thanjavur and Sivaganga recorded cases only among people who came from other states.
The number of people tested dropped to 8,270 on Saturday from 10,883 on Friday.
The state has recorded a 40% drop since May 7 when it screened more than 14,000 people. On May 6, the state screened 13,281 people. Since then the numbers have been declining.