Over 107,000 Corona cases in Tamil Nadu; about 45,000 of them active

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Over 107,000 Corona cases in Tamil Nadu; about 45,000 of them active

On the positive side, 2,214 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals

Saturday July 4, 2020 9:00 PM, IANS

Chennai: As many as 4,280 more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu over the last 24-hour cycle, taking the state's total tally till date to 107,001, the Health Department said on Saturday.

In all, 65 more patients succumbed to the virus, taking the state's death toll to 1,450.

On the positive side, 2,214 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals, which took the total number of cured patients in the southern state to 60,592.

The active cases now in the state total 44,956.

The infected children in the age group 0-12 went up to 5,277 in Tamil Nadu.

State capital Chennai continued to lead the caseload, with 1,842 new cases and total tally at 66,538. The active cases in the city stands at 24,195.

India Covid-19 update today

India on Saturday recorded the highest single-day spike of 22,771 cases, pushing the total tally to 6,48,315, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The country recorded a spike of 20,903 cases yesterday.

The death count rose to 18,655, with 442 people succumbing to the deadly virus in 24 hours. A total of 3,94,226 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. The recovery rate is 60.73 per cent among the COVID-19 patients.

With a spike of 6,364 cases, Maharashtra remained the worst pandemic hit state in the country. The state has a total of 1,92,990 cases, including 8,376 deaths. Tamil Nadu is the second most affected state in India.

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