Tamil Nadu reports over 3,500 new covid-19 cases

An official checks the temperature of a voter as part of precaution against the coronavirus as he arrives to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu state assembly elections in Chennai. (AP)
An official checks the temperature of a voter as part of precaution against the coronavirus as he arrives to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu state assembly elections in Chennai. (AP)
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 1 min read . Updated: 06 Apr 2021, 06:54 PM IST Staff Writer

Tamil Nadu logged 3,645 new infections today pushing the total caseload to 9,07,124, while the death toll rose to 12,804 with 15 more fatalities, the health department said.

According to a department bulletin, recoveries mounted to 8,68,722 today with 1,809 patients being discharged, leaving 25,598 active infections.

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Chennai accounted for most of the new infections with 1,303 cases, taking the aggregate to 2,56,359.

The metropolis also leads in the number of fatalities with 4,280.

A total of 80,856 samples were tested on Tuesday, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 2,00,93,091.

Chengalpet reported 304 fresh cases today, Coimbatore 281, Thiruvallur 165, Kancheepuram 137, Thanjavur 121, Madurai 120, Tiruchirappalli 117, while 27 districts recorded fresh infections in double digits.


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