The number of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu dropped to 5,104 on Monday and the number of deaths due to the virus fell to 13.
Of the 38 districts, 27 had fewer than 100 cases. After the daily cases dropped below the 1,000-mark on Sunday, fresh cases fell further in Chennai and Coimbatore with 839 testing positive in Chennai and 807 in Coimbatore. Chengalpattu registered logged 466 cases Tiruppur 313. There were 291 cases in Salem, 288 in Erode and 216 in Tiruvallur.