Representative image 
Tamil Nadu

17 new Covid cases in State including 1 in city

Kanniyakumari and The Nilgiris had 2 cases each. A case each was reported in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Erode, Madurai, Tiruvallur and Villupuram

DTNEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reported 17 new covid cases on Monday. Total number of cases in the State reached 35,94,873. Coimbatore and Tirupur had 3 cases respectively.

Kanniyakumari and The Nilgiris had 2 cases each. A case each was reported in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Erode, Madurai, Tiruvallur and Villupuram. TN’s test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 0.4% after 3,600 persons were tested in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, active cases in the State stood at 91, with the highest of 21 in Coimbatore. Total recoveries reached 35,56,733. With no more COVID-related fatality in the past 24 hours, death toll stood at 38,049.

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

Also Read

Nine killed after truck collides with bus in Karnataka, most victims burnt to death

Chennai: Gold, silver continue to get costlier on December 25; check how much they cost.

TN‘s Chandirapadi fisheries project on fast track, completion likely by March 2026

CBI to move SC challenging suspension of Kuldeep Sengar's life sentence in Unnao rape case

Madras HC orders removal of encroachments from Vannan Kulam