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Tamil Nadu

Chennai remains on top of the list of new Covid cases

Tamil Nadu reported 640 new COVID cases on Wednesday, taking the total so far to 27,37,335. Chennai continued to report the highest number (126), followed by Coimbatore (106), Erode (49), Chengalpattu (48), and Tirupur (45).

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Updated:16th Dec, 2021 at 4:18 AM

Chennai

The test positivity rate (TPR) in Tamil Nadu was at 0.6 percent, where The Nilgiris and Namakkal recorded 1.2 percent each; Tirupur, 1.1 percent; Chengalpattu, Krishnagiri, and Salem, 1 percent each.

The State recorded 11 deaths, taking the total toll of 36,644. A total of 692 more people were discharged from several hospitals across the state, taking the total recoveries to 26,93,143.

As many as 1,02,775 more samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

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Chennai remains on top of the list of new Covid cases

Tamil Nadu reported 640 new COVID cases on Wednesday, taking the total so far to 27,37,335. Chennai continued to report the highest number (126), followed by Coimbatore (106), Erode (49), Chengalpattu (48), and Tirupur (45).

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