India News | North TN Accounts for More Than Half of 1,066 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises to 8.10 Lakh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Tamil Nadu on Wednesday logged 1,066 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths, taking the tally to 8,10,080 and the toll to 12,024.
Chennai, Dec 23 (PTI) Tamil Nadu on Wednesday logged 1,066 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths, taking the tally to 8,10,080 and the toll to 12,024.
A little over half of the fresh infections were from the northern districts 553 (51.87 per cent) with Chennai leading the pack with 302 cases, though the count was the city's lowest in the past one week, a health department bulletin said.
Chengelpet (77), Kancheepuram (40), Tiruvallur (58), Vellore (26) and Villupuram (13) were among the other northern districts that reported fresh cases.
Barring one patient, all the 11 other deceased had co- morbidities and the toll included 3,973 deaths in Chennai and 736 in Chengelpet, the two districts with maximum fatalities in the state.
A 72-year old man, who battled end-stage renal disease and died due to COVID pneumonia and associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, was among the fresh fatalities.
The active cases, which include those under treatment at home, dipped to 9,314 with 1,131 patients recovering. In total 7,88,742 people have got cured in the state.
As many as 70,911 samples were tested and cumulatively 1,36,59,300 specimens have been examined at the 235 COVID-19 labs in the state.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)