CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu added 37 new cases to its Covid-19 registry on Tuesday. Chennai, the only district to report cases in two digits, added 20 cases as compared to 16 cases it reported on Monday. There were no deaths recorded; 64 patients were discharged, and 339 patients were on the active registry by the end of the day.
Eight other districts – Chengalpet, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Salem, Tiruvallur, Thiruvarur and Tiruppur – also reported a marginal increase of up to two new cases compared to their Monday tally. After Chennai, Chengalpet (4) reported the highest number of cases. While Tiruvallur and Coimbatore reported three new cases each, Nilgiris reported one new case. Twenty-eight of the 38 districts in the state reported no new cases of viral infection.
