June 12 - TN COVID Update: 1982 New Cases | 18 New Deaths | Total - 40,694 Cases & 367 Deaths

It is that time of the day when the official number of the COVID-19 cases are released and June 12th is continuing in the trend of turning up high numbers for Tamil Nadu. The official numbers of COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus cases in Tamil Nadu are out and we have it for you. The last 24 hours show that Tamil Nadu has had 1982 new cases of COVID positive being reported, taking the overall total to 40,694! Of these, 1477 new cases have been identified in Chennai alone, taking the district's total to 28,875! 

There have been 18 new COVID related deaths in Tamil Nadu in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 367. As of now, Chennai is the biggest hotspot in the state and has 28,875 cases registered. The total number of active cases in entire Tamil Nadu, stands at 18,281 while the number of active cases in Chennai alone, stands at 13,906! The number of recoveries has been very good and there have been 1342 new recoveries and discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recovered people to 22,047. There have been 18,231 samples tested, in the past 24 hours alone, taking the total tests to 673,906! 

We urge all our readers, viewers and subscribers to follow all the government mandated guidelines and stay safe at home! Break the chain and flatten the curve!

Check out the district-wise infected cases and detailed stats of recovered people here: