Tamil Nadu registers 1,585 new cases of Covid-19, 27 deaths

Tamil Nadu registers 1,585 new cases of Covid-19, 27 deaths

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:25.08.2021

Covid-19 cases which has been on a decline in the state since August 12 continued to follow the trend on Tuesday with Tamil Nafu recording 1,585 new cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 26.04 lakh.

The state recorded 27 deaths on Tuesday, two more than what was recorded the previous day. So far, 34,761 deaths have been recorded in the state.

According to the official bulletin, Coimbatore recorded the highest number of cases-190, followed by Chennai, which recorded 165 cases.

Of the 27 deaths, three are deaths without comorbodities, including a 27 year old man from Tiruppur who got admitted with complaints of fever and breathing difficulty three days ago.

Maximum number of deaths were recorded in Tiruppur (5) followed by Coimbatore (4). At least 23 districts recorded zero deaths.

The number of active cases as on date, including those in isolation is 18,603.

Chennai reported 165 cases on Tuesday, while the three neighbouring districts, Tiruvallur (60), Chengalpet (92), and Kancheepuram (31) together reported 183 cases.

As on date, the capital city has recorded 5,42,902 cases – 21 % of the total positive cases in the state.

The death tally in the capital city as on Sunday is 8386.

Apart from Coimbatore, which recorded maximum number of cases in the state, the other districts in the western region- Erode (138), Tiruppur (65), Salem (79) too recorded more cases.

Fresh cases of Covid-19 went down further in central region on Tuesday. Central region reported 289 fresh covid positive cases on Tuesday. The region had recorded 305 fresh cases on Monday. The number of discharged patients remain 339 on Tuesday for the third consecutive day. The active cases of the region dipped further to 3520 from 3577 of yesterday. Trichy registered 46 fresh cases on Tuesday, continuing to have fresh cases below 50 for the last few days.

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