NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 9
Four more deaths of coronavirus patients and 526 new cases were reported in Tamil Nadu during the past 24 hours, taking the State’s total cases to 6,535, according to Health Department.
Chennai continued to see the highest number of infections at 279, followed by Villupuram (67) and Chengalpattu (40). A total of 1,867 corona patients are linked to Koyambedu wholesale market till Saturday.
After the four deaths reported on Saturday, the death toll in Tamil Nadu due to coronavirus had climbed to 44.
A bulletin from the health department said, 219 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals, taking the total such cases to 1,824. The total number of active cases in Tamil Nadu now stands at 4,664.
A total of 13,254 samples were tested over the past 24 hours, which now total over 2.29 lakh.
The number of infected children in the age group 0-12 went up to 329, the bulletin adds.
