NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JUNE 8
As many as 1,562 new coronavirus cases and 17 deaths pushing the infection count to 33,229 and toll to 286 on Monday in Tamilnadu said a bulletin from the Health Department said.
Of the fresh cases, Chennai accounted for 1,149 and the state capital’s tally has touched 23,298, a bulletin said.
Tamil Nadu, which has been reporting 1,000 plus cases on a daily basis recently, recorded 1,515 infections on Sunday and today’s count of 1,562 is a new high.
While the state’s tally stood at 33,229, the active cases are 15,413. As many as 528 people got discharged today, while cumulatively 17,527 patients have recovered. Out of the 17 dead, 14 had co-morbidities, the government said.
