CHENNAI: Covid-19 death toll in Tamil Nadu breached the 4,000-mark on Saturday and reached 4,034 while the case tally crossed 2.5lakh-mark to reach 2,51,738. The state reported 99 deaths and 5,879 fresh cases on Saturday.
However, the number of active cases came down to 56,738 from 57,968 on Friday. At the end of the day, 7,010 were discharged, taking the total number of cured people to 1,90,966.
Hotspot Chennai continued to report the maximum number of cases and deaths. On Saturday, 1,074 fresh cases and 27 more deaths were reported, while three adjoining districts together reported 987 cases and 13 deaths.
Kancheepuram reported 368 cases while Chengalpet and Tiruvallur recorded 314 and 305 cases respectively. Tiruvallur reported seven deaths.
The active cases in Chennai region was 22,351. The other northern districts to record a high number of cases were Thiruvannamalai (242), Vellore (197), Cuddalore (182), Villupuram (158) and Ranipet (116), taking the total number of cases reported in the region to 3,038 and deaths to 48. There were 31,379 active cases in the eleven northern districts.
There were 1,758 fresh cases in 10 southern districts. The districts reported 38 deaths. While Theni (327), Virudhunagar (286), Tuticorin (243), Tirunelveli (181), Tenkasi (178), Madurai (166) and Kanyakumari (198) recorded cases in three digits, Dindigul (81), Sivaganga (61) and Ramnad (37) recorded cases in two digits.
Madurai recorded ten deaths while Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari recorded six deaths each.
The eight central districts, which together recorded 564 cases, had 4,901 active cases. Barring Thanjavur (167), Trichy (136) and Pudukkottai (91), all other districts recorded cases below 50. No death was recorded in the region.
In the west, Coimbatore continued to record the highest number of cases and deaths. On Saturday, the district had 238 cases and 10 deaths. The district crossed the 5,000 cases mark.
While the total number of cases stands at 5,059, the number of active cases went up to 1,750 cases.
As many as 216 people were discharged in Coimbatore, taking the total number of recovered patients to 3,245.
Erode (8) and Dharmapuri (9) recorded a single digit rise, the other districts in the region reported cases in two digits. While Salem had two deaths, Tirupur reported one death.
However, the number of active cases came down to 56,738 from 57,968 on Friday. At the end of the day, 7,010 were discharged, taking the total number of cured people to 1,90,966.
Hotspot Chennai continued to report the maximum number of cases and deaths. On Saturday, 1,074 fresh cases and 27 more deaths were reported, while three adjoining districts together reported 987 cases and 13 deaths.
Kancheepuram reported 368 cases while Chengalpet and Tiruvallur recorded 314 and 305 cases respectively. Tiruvallur reported seven deaths.
The active cases in Chennai region was 22,351. The other northern districts to record a high number of cases were Thiruvannamalai (242), Vellore (197), Cuddalore (182), Villupuram (158) and Ranipet (116), taking the total number of cases reported in the region to 3,038 and deaths to 48. There were 31,379 active cases in the eleven northern districts.
There were 1,758 fresh cases in 10 southern districts. The districts reported 38 deaths. While Theni (327), Virudhunagar (286), Tuticorin (243), Tirunelveli (181), Tenkasi (178), Madurai (166) and Kanyakumari (198) recorded cases in three digits, Dindigul (81), Sivaganga (61) and Ramnad (37) recorded cases in two digits.
Madurai recorded ten deaths while Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari recorded six deaths each.
The eight central districts, which together recorded 564 cases, had 4,901 active cases. Barring Thanjavur (167), Trichy (136) and Pudukkottai (91), all other districts recorded cases below 50. No death was recorded in the region.
In the west, Coimbatore continued to record the highest number of cases and deaths. On Saturday, the district had 238 cases and 10 deaths. The district crossed the 5,000 cases mark.
While the total number of cases stands at 5,059, the number of active cases went up to 1,750 cases.
As many as 216 people were discharged in Coimbatore, taking the total number of recovered patients to 3,245.
Erode (8) and Dharmapuri (9) recorded a single digit rise, the other districts in the region reported cases in two digits. While Salem had two deaths, Tirupur reported one death.
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