CHENNAI: Nearly a month after fresh cases in the state dropped below 50, the cluster of cases at the IIT-Madras pushed up new cases on Friday to 57 compared to 39 on Thursday and 31 on Wednesday. The active cases in the state rose to 286.
With 18 more students testing positive at IIT-M, the case tally in Chennai touched 37. "Some IIT-M students had travelled from other states, some others had been to public places such as Besant Nagar beach and mess without taking adequate precaution," said health secretary J Radhakrishnan.
