Record 38 single-day corona deaths, 1,974 more test positive in TN

A record 38 coronavirus patients breathed their last while 1,974 more persons tested positive in Tamil Nadu over the last 24 hours, the Health Department said on Sunday.

It is the highest death toll in a day since the coronvirus outbreak in the state. The department said the state's total death toll now is 435.

The active cases in the state now total 19,676.

State capital Chennai continued to lead Covid-19 infection table with 1,415 cases, and the total tally stands at 31,896.

The 1,974 new cases were detected after testing 18,782 swab samples. The total corona positive cases in Tamil Nadu till date stands at 44,661.

As many as 1,138 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals on Sunday, taking the total tally to 24,547.

The number of infected children in the age group 0-12 went up to 2,270.