NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 17
Tamil Nadu recorded its highest COVID-19 fatality mark with 79 people succumbing to the virus on Friday, pushing the death toll in the state to 2,315, the Health department said.
518 Fever clinics were conducted in Chennai today. 28088 people attended the clinics and 1704 symptomatic patients were identified & tested for COVID-19 and others given medicines for minor ailments.#Covid19Chennai#GCC #Chennai#ChennaiCorporation pic.twitter.com/M5Tld5sWbz
— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) July 17, 2020
The day also saw 4,538 fresh coronavirus positive cases being reported, taking the infection count to 1,60,907.
The number of recoveries stood at 3,391, and the cumulative figure of those cured is 1,10,807, according to a department bulletin.
Active cases in the state as of Friday was at 47,782, the bulletin said.
With increased focus on testing of samples, 48,669 specimens were tested today, totalling 18,31,304 till date.
Chennai recorded 1,243 cases today, pushing the count to 83,377.