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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reported 2,817 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, which pushed the case tally to 8.89 lakh. The death of 19 patients took the cumulative toll tally to 12,738. There were 17,043 people undergoing treatment for Covid-19.
Until Thursday afternoon, 85,331 people underwent RT-PCR tests.
While Chennai, the worst affected district, had 1,083 new cases, it’s neighbours Chengalpet (258), Tiruvallur (158) and Kancheepuram (115) together added 531 cases. The region reported 13 deaths.
Cuddalore, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur and Tirunelveli reported one death each.
After Chennai, the highest number of cases were reported from Coimbatore. The district reported 280 deaths.
In the central region, Thanjavur remained a hotspot with 113 fresh cases.