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CHENNAI: Fresh Covid-19 cases in the state continued to decline with 724 recorded on Sunday. And for the 11th day in a row, none of the UK returnees tested positive for the virus. Of the 2,300-odd people who returned from the UK to Tamil Nadu between November 25 and December 23, the government had so far traced and tested 2,146. The remaining 150-odd remained untraced for over two weeks now.
A total of 24 passengers and 20 others, who were in contact with them, tested positive and all of them, treated at separate isolation wards, are in a stable condition. Overall, the state now has 7,164 active cases an 83% drop compared to October 10. Though TN stands third in the country for total Covid tally (8,26,261), it is ninth when it comes to number of active cases. The state s recovery rate is inching towards 98% with another 857 people recovering after treatment. So far, 8,06,875 patients have recovered from the disease in TN.