India News | TN Logs 158 New COVID-19 Infections, 2 Fatalities; Mayiladuthurai Becomes First District with Zero Active Cases

Chennai, Mar 7 (PTI): Tamil Nadu on Monday added 158 new Covid-19 infections, pushing the caseload to 34,51,171 while two more fatalities took the death toll to 38,017, the Health department said.

Mayiladuthurai has become the first district in the state with zero active infections. Recoveries outnumbered new cases with 512 people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 34,10,740 leaving 2,414 active infections, a medical bulletin said.

Also Read | Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Repolling to Be Held in 6 Booths in Ukhrul and Senapati on March 8 Due to Violence.

Chennai accounted for the majority of the fresh infections with 56 cases, followed by Coimbatore (22) and Chengalpet (18) while remaining was spread across other districts.

The State capital also leads in overall cases with 7,50,466 cases.

Also Read | Exit Poll Results 2022 Highlights: BJP Set to Retain UP, Manipur; AAP Likely to Surprise by Winning Punjab, Tight Fight in Uttarakhand, Goa, Say Assembly Election Surveys.

As many as 11 districts have recorded nil new cases in the last 24 hours.

A total of 43,382 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6,47,54,613, the bulletin said.

(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)