Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 2 (ANI): Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported 5,990 new COVID-19 cases taking the state's overall coronavirus count to 4,39,959.

State Health and Family Welfare Department said in a bulletin that there are 52,380 active cases in the state.

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With 5,891 patients discharged today, the total number of discharged patients stands at 3,80,063.

The death toll has gone up to 7,516 after 98 more persons succumbing to the virus.

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The total number of samples tested to date stands at 49,64,141.

India's case count has gone up to 37,69,524 with 78,357 new cases. (ANI)

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