Tamil Nadu reported 40 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday, December 29, 2023. A 36-year-old man succumbed to the infection in the State.
The man, who had uncontrolled diabetes, was admitted to a private hospital on December 22 with complaints of fever, nausea and breathing difficulty for seven days. Despite treatment, the patient died on December 26 due to COVID-19 pneumonia with multi organ dysfunction, acute kidney injury and cytokine storm.
Of the fresh COVID-19 cases, Chennai accounted for 25 cases. The State’s total active cases stood at 172.
EOM
