Coronavirus live updates: Tamil Nadu Covid tally crosses 50,000

Tamil Nadu corona tally goes up to 52,334, toll now 625, reports IANS

As many as 2,141 persons tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours, the State Health Department said on Thursday. In a statement issued here, the Health Department said the new cases took the total tally to 52,334, while the number of Covid-19 patients who breathed their last went up by 49 to 625 persons as on Thursday.

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29 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ambala. The total number of cases in Ambala is 237 now including 122 active cases, reports ANI