Active cases figure stands at 46,341; 5,25,154 patients discharged till date; Chennai records 1,000-plus cases for 4th day in a row
With the State recording 5,791 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the overall tally touched 5,80,808. As many as 5,706 persons were discharged after treatment, taking the total figure to 5,25,154.
A total of 46,341 persons are currently undergoing treatment.
Chennai recorded 1,280 new cases, crossing the 1,000-mark for the fourth consecutive day. As many as 936 persons were discharged. The district currently has 10,656 active cases. It recorded 19 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Cases continued to rise in the western districts on Sunday. Coimbatore reported 596 new cases, while 378 persons tested positive for the infection in Salem. Tiruppur recorded 282 cases and eight deaths.
The disease burden remains high in Chennai’s neighbouring districts of…