Chennai, Feb 26 (PTI) Fresh Covid-19 infections, active cases and deaths in Tamil Nadu continued to decline on Saturday, according to the Health Department.

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There were 480 new cases and two deaths. Active cases dropped to 7,164 against 8,150 on Friday. The fresh cases today included a person, who returned from Malaysia, and one person each from West Bengal and Kerala.

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According to a bulletin, 1,464 people were cured of the virus.

With 126, Chennai topped the list of fresh cases followed by Coimbatore (72) and Chengalpattu (55). A number of districts saw single-digit cases; five districts had no fresh infections, the bulletin said.

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