Good news first – A total of 1258 patients who were tested positive for corona virus were discharged as of Thursday. However, the number of COVID-19 cases in the state saw a sharp increase taking the overall count to 2323. Chennai has been leading with a total of 906 patients so far with 138 fresh cases getting reported in the city yesterday.
Among the cases reported on Thursday, 97 were men and 64 were women with a majority of them falling in the 13-60 age group. The number of districts that reported fresh cases is 11. Along with Chennai, Chengalpattu also has been reporting fresh cases for the past few days.
The numbers of active cases stands at 1035 and 27 people have succumbed to the disease. Most of the deceased had a history of health conditions.