COVID-19 in TN: 44 more deaths, takes toll at 479; with 1843 fresh cases, tally up to 46,504

Those dead include a 35-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man and of the 44 people who died, 33 had co-morbidities, a health department bulletin said. Of the 1,843 new infections, Chennai accounted for 1,257 and the count of positive cases in the state capital touched 33,244.

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CHENNAI, JUNE 15

Tamil Nadu on Monday reported 44 COVID-19 deaths, the highest for in a single day, taking the toll to 479 and infection tally to 46,504 with 1,843 fresh coronavirus cases.

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Those dead include a 35-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man and of the 44 people who died, 33 had co-morbidities, a health department bulletin said.

Of the 1,843 new infections, Chennai accounted for 1,257 and the count of positive cases in the state capital touched 33,244.

Today is the sixth successive day of nearly 2,000 fresh cases.

Active cases are 20,678 and those discharged from various hospitals today alone were 797 and cumulatively 25,344 people have got cured and discharged from various hospitals in the state, the bulletin added.