India News | 5,849 New COVID-19 Cases, 74 Deaths Reported in Tamil Nadu
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As many as 5,849 new COVID-19 cases and 74 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today, said the State Health Department.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 22 (ANI): As many as 5,849 new COVID-19 cases and 74 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today, said the State Health Department.
With 5,849 new coronavirus cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached 1,86,492, including 51,765 active cases. While the discharges are 1,31,583, the death toll stands at 2,700 in the state.
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"A Special Committee was formed to check the details of death from March to till date. The committee recommended the government that 444 deaths should be added in the COVID-19 death count, with this death toll rises to 3,144," said the health department.
With a spike of 37,724 cases and 648 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India stands at 11,92,915, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
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The total number of cases includes 4,11,133 active cases, 7,53,050 cured/discharged/migrated, and 28,732 deaths, the Health Ministry informed. (ANI)
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