39 test positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu : Rashtra News #test #positive #COVID19 #Tamil #Nadu Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 39 fresh COVID-19 infections, a marginal increase from the 31 cases reported the day before. The total number of cases reported in Chennai stood at 21, including 12 on IIT Madras campus. Chengalpattu reported
167 deaths recorded; 6,291 cases in Chennai
Tamil Nadu’s COVID-19 daily tally hit a new high with 23,310 people testing positive on Wednesday. The State reported 167 deaths (73 in private and 94 in government hospitals), the highest number on a single day since the start of the pandemic.
The Health Department bulletin listed a few deaths that had occurred in the previous week.
58 deaths in Chennai The State’s toll rose to 14,779. Chennai reported 58 fatalities while 16 persons died in Chengalpattu. Kanniyakumari, Madurai and Ranipet accounted for eight deaths each. The dead included three persons aged in their 20s and 12 persons in their 30s.
Among the deceased was a 25-year-old man from Chennai, who was admitted to the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital on May 1. He had no co-morbidities and died on May 4 due to respiratory failure, lower respiratory tract infection and clinical COVID-19 pneumonia.