After witnessing a small dip in fresh COVID-19 cases for two days, Tamil Nadu recorded a marginal rise in infections on Tuesday. As many as 23,888 people tested positive for the infection and 29 died.
Chennai and its three neighbouring districts reported fewer cases when compared to the previous day. As against 8,591 cases on Monday, the city logged 8,305 infections. Chengalpattu recorded 2,143 cases when compared to 2,236 cases on the previous day, while 687 people tested positive in Kancheepuram as against 766 on the previous day. Fresh cases fell from 1,018 to 854 in Tiruvallur district.
