COVID-19: TN Sees Two More Fatalities, 100 Plus New Cases for Second Day in a Row
The metropolis of Chennai continued to give nightmares to officials with 94 fresh COVID-19 cases out of the total 104 in Tamil Nadu, where two persons died due to the disease, the health department said on Wednesday.
Chennai, Apr 29 (PTI) The metropolis of Chennai continued to give nightmares to officials with 94 fresh COVID-19 cases out of the total 104 in Tamil Nadu, where two persons died due to the disease, the health department said on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 toll in the state rose to 27 while the tally of positive cases climbed to 2,162, a bulletin said.
For the second day in a row, the state reported 100 plus cases with the capital city accounting for a lion's share.
A 65-year old man died at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Wednesday and samples of a 27-year old woman, who died on Monday at another state-run hospital, turned positive for the virus, the bulletin said.
Four children, agedbetween two and six, were among the newly infected.
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