A total of 28 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Monday. Fresh cases were reported in 10 of the 38 districts.
In Chennai, 10 persons tested positive for the infection, while four cases were reported in Chengalpattu and three in Madurai. Coimbatore, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Tiruppur reported two cases each; Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur and Tiruchi reported one case each.
The state has recorded a total of 34,53,112 COVID-19 cases so far. It continued to report zero deaths due to COVID-19.
A total of 27 persons were discharged after treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 34,14,858. The state’s active caseload stood at 229. Out of this, Chennai has a total of 95 active cases, while Chengalpattu had 32 and Coimbatore 17. There were zero active cases in 12 districts.
The total number of samples tested came down to 17,195. So far 6,58,35,782 samples have been tested in the state.
vaccination break-up
On Monday, 37,495 people were given vaccines for COVID-19.
This included 8,650 children aged 12 to 14; 6,984 aged 15 to 18; and 11,092 in the age group of 18 to 44. This took the coverage of government immunization centers to 10,25,33,920.