Person walk past a wall mural on COVID awareness in Chennai. (PTI Photo)Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 29,870 cases, pushing the caseload to 30,72,666. With 33 deaths, the toll reached 37,145. As many as 21,684 people got discharged, leaving 1,87,358 active infections. A total of 1,54,282 samples were tested on Friday. The positivity rate stood at 19.36 per cent.
As many as 7,038 people got infected with the virus in Chennai, the highest among all districts. Coimbatore (3,653), Chengalpattu (2,250), Kanyakumari (1,248), Thiruvallur (1,016), Salem (1,009), among others, contributed the rest of the infections.
A total of 1,22,169 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Union territory of Puducherry recorded 2,528 fresh cases as the overall tally reached 1,47,870. The active cases stood at 14,122, including 13,983 patients in home isolation and 139 in hospitals. The positivity rate reached 41.49 per cent. A 70-year-old male with comorbidities succumbed to the virus, taking the toll to 1,898. The Puducherry region accounted for 1,985 cases while Karikal recorded 411, Yanam 105 and Mahe 27 cases.
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