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Covid-19: TN adds 5,560 more cases

Our Burea Chennai | Updated on September 17, 2020 Published on September 17, 2020

An additional 5,560 coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of infections to 5.25 lakh as on September 17.

After 5,524 Covid-19 patients were discharged (total 4.70 lakh), the number of active cases stood at 46,610 in the State.

In the last 24 hours, 84,524 samples were tested to a total of 62.17 lakh.

The number of deaths increased by 59 to a total of 8,618.

The number of infections in Chennai was 992, while 965 patients were discharged, 12 people lost their lives and active cases stood at 9,874.

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Published on September 17, 2020
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