After showing sharp increase in the number of new infections daily for several weeks, Chennai district recorded a drop with 96 new cases being reported in a day on Monday.
Ever since the Health Department began issuing district-wise infection data in May 2020, Chennai appeared to have been in the red, always recording significantly higher number of infections compared to other districts.
There was no reprieve for the capital district after the first wave but between the second and the third wave the number of cases ebbed and fell to 96 for a day in November. It continued to hover around 99 for some days before climbing drastically during the third wave.
