NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 4
Tamil Nadu on Saturday reported over 4,000 new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row and the tally touched 1.07 lakh cases.
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At the same time, the number of cumulative samples tested in the state crossed the 13 lakh mark and as on date 13,06,884 specimens have been examined, a bulletin from health department said.
As many as 36,164 samples were obtained from 94 labs (49 in government and 45 in private sector) across the state.
As many as 65 patients, including two men aged 29 and 91, died in 47 government and 18 private hospitals and the toll stood at 1,450, the bulletin said.
Those dead include 59 with co-morbidities and six with none. While 2,214 patients got discharged today, 60,592 people have recovered so far and the active cases were 44,956.
Of the 4,280 fresh cases, Chennai alone accounted for 1,842 and the remainder was spread across the state including 350 in Madurai.
In Tamil Nadu’s tally of 1,07,001 positive cases, the state capital’s share was 66,538.
