State capital records 265 cases followed by Chengalpattu, Coimbatore, Tiruvallur and Tiruppur; 4 more persons die
A total of 670 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday, taking the overall tally to 8,58,272. Chennai, along with Chengalpattu, Coimbatore, Tiruvallur and Tiruppur, accounted for 67% of the fresh cases.
There were 265 cases in Chennai followed by 57 in Chengalpattu, 51 in Coimbatore, 44 in Tiruvallur and 31 in Tiruppur.
In Thanjavur, 23 persons tested positive for COVID-19, while Kancheepuram and Erode recorded 18 and 17 cases respectively. A total of 25 districts had fewer than 10 cases each.
The number of persons under treatment stood at 4,483. Of this, Chennai accounted for 1,961. Another 527 persons, including 258 in Chennai, were discharged after treatment. Till date, 8,41,250 persons have been discharged.
The State recorded four more fatalities — three in Chennai and one in Tiruvallur. Three of them were in their 80s.
An 81-year-old…