An additional 2,370 coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours to take the total number of infections in the State to 7,39,147.
After 2,402 Covid-19 patients were discharged, the number of active cases declined to 19,002.
The total number of samples tested was 80,786. There were 27 deaths registered.
Chennai reported an additional 612 infections; 650 Covid-19 patients were discharged and 13 deaths were registered. After Chennai, the city of Coimbatore had the maximum number of new infections with 222, followed by Tiruvallur (143); Chengalpattu (127); Tirupur (118); Erode (116) and Salem (108), according to State health ministry data.