Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 16 (ANI): A total of 5,950 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 3,38,055, the health department informed.

The figure includes 54,091 active cases and 2,78,270 discharges.

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So far, 5,766 deaths have been reported from the state.

India on crossed 25 lakh COVID-19 cases after an increase of 65,002 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday.

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According to the health ministry, there are 6,68,220 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which is 26.45 per cent of the total positive cases and are under active medical supervision. (ANI)

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