Covid recoveries cross 35.44 lakh in TN

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu recorded 342 new COVID cases on Sunday, taking the total tally to 35.87 lakh. Chennai stood at 84, Chengalpattu had 29 cases and Coimbatore had 24 cases. TN’s test positivity rate stood at 2.9% after 12,183 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Ranipet and Krishnagiri reported highest TPR of 5.2% each. State’s active cases stood at 4,707 with Chennai recording highest count of 2,265. As many as 480 people were discharged across the State, taking total recoveries to 35.44 lakh. With no new COVID-fatality reported in the past 24 hours, death toll stood at 38,048.