NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, OCT 11
Tamil Nadu’s coronavirus recoveries crossed the six lakh mark even as the southern state added 5,015 new infections, pushing the caseload to 6.56 lakh, the health department said on Sunday.
As many as 65 people have succumbed to the virus, raising the toll to 10,252, a health department bulletin said. The recoveries stood at 5,005 today, taking the total number of those who got cured after treatment to 6.02 lakh till date.
Active cases including those in isolation were 44,095. On Sunday, 90,107 samples were tested, with 83.22 lakh specimens getting examined till date in the state. Chennai’s new cases rose to 1,82,014 with 1,250 more getting infected by the virus. Besides Chennai, Coimbatore logged 389 cases, Salem 294, Chengalpet 258. Erode, Kancheepuram, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Theni, Thiruvallur, Tiruppur, Villupuram recorded over 100 cases each in the last 24 hours.
Among the 65 fatalities, two patients were without comorbidity. Thirty one people who died were between the age of 70 and 79 while six were above the age of 80 years. Of the 10,252 deaths reported in the state, Chennai accounted for 3,415 till date, the bulletin said.
French tourist tests positive for Corona
A French tourist on a visit to this island town has tested positive for COVID-19 and been admitted to a hospital, Health department officials said on Sunday.
The 44-year old woman has been admitted to a hospital in Ramanathapuram for treatment, they said.
She had arrived here on October 9 and had visited several places in and around the town. Three other women who accompanied her were in isolation in a hotel here under the supervision of the Health department, the officials said.
