Every evening, it has become a norm for the people of Tamil Nadu to wait for the Press Meet from Tamil Nadu Government officials to release the official numbers of the COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus Pandemic. However, today's updates were given out as Press Releases and we have the numbers for you! Tamil Nadu has had yet another day of high numbers, with 76 new cases of COVID positive being reported in the state. Of this, 55 new cases have been identified in Chennai alone, taking the district's total to 358. There have been 5 new cases in Tenkasi, 4 in Villupuram, 3 each in Tanjore and Chengalpet, 2 in Kallakurichi and 1 each in Kancheepuram, Namakkal and Coimbatore!

TN COVID Update 76 new cases total 1596 1 Death

There has been 1 new Corona Virus related death in the state, taking the overall death toll to 18. On the positive front, we have had 178 cases of recovery with the total number of recovered people going up to 635. Of these, 48 people recovered in Karur and 31 people recovered from the ESI Hospital, in Coimbatore! In the past 24 hours, 6060 new tests have been conducted and the overall number of tests stands at 53,045! Stay tuned for updates...

Check out the district-wise update here:

TN COVID Update 76 new cases total 1596 1 Death