TN COVID-19 toll breaches 8,000 mark; 5,684 new cases reported

COVID-19 death toll in Tamil Nu crossed 8,000 mark on Tuesday with 87 more fatalities reported, while 5,684 fresh cases took tally to 4,74,940. toll w stands at 8,012.

Recoveries outnumbered new infections for third successive day with 6,599 people getting discharged, taking total number of people cured to 4,16,715, health department said in a bulletin.

active cases stood at 50,213. For sixth day running, Chennai reported less than 1,000 cases, with 988 infections, while Coimbatore and Cuddalore logged 445 and 407 respectively. Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Thiruvallur toger accounted for 763 new cases, bulletin said.

state capital accounted for 2,896 of total of 8 012 deaths and 1,43,602 cases in overall tally of 4.74 lakh plus infections. As many as 62 of 87 fatalities were d above 60 and three among m were nnarians. Three among deceased were without comorbidities, bulletin said. As many as 83,266 samples were tested and cumulatively 54,62,277 specimens have been examined.