The number of fresh infections recorded in Tamil Nadu registered a further drop on Friday, with 26,533 testing positive, pushing the State’s tally to 32,79,284. The number of people under treatment is 2,11,863.
Chennai, with 5,246 new infections, recorded the highest number as usual followed by Coimbatore, where another 3,448 were found to be infected. Tiruppur recorded 1,779 new cases, followed by Chengalpattu, where 1,662 more infections were identified. In Salem, 1,385 tested positive and another 1,261 were infected in Erode.