Tamil Nadu reported 5,589 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 70 deaths on Monday.
The number of new cases continued to remain above the 1,000-mark in Chennai, as 1,283 more persons tested positive in the city.
Coimbatore and Salem recorded 587 and 256 cases respectively.
With the new cases, the State’s tally increased to 5,86,397, of which 46,306 are active ones. As many as 5,554 persons were discharged on Monday, taking the total number of persons discharged in the State to 5,30,708.
The State’s toll rose to 9,383. Of the 70 fatalities, 41 persons died in government hospitals.
A 25-year-old man from Kancheepuram was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on September 22. He died on September 26 due to COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure.
As many as 22 of the deceased were in their 60s, while 17 persons were in their 50s. A total of 13 persons died in Chennai,…