NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JUNE 12
The number of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu has crossed 40,000 mark on Friday, with the state reporting a record high of 1,982 cases in a single day and 18 more people succumbing to the virus.
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The total number of cases now stood at 40,698 and the deaths took the toll to 367, the health department said in a bulletin.
The number of those discharged also recorded a new high on Friday with 1,342 people getting cured from the virus cumulatively leading to 22,047 till date. A 97-year old man hailing from Adayar was recovered from COVID-19 at a private hospital and was discharged on Friday.
Chennai continued to be in the top position in the number of people tested positive among districts by registering 1,477 more infections on Friday, totalling 28,924, said a Health department bulletin.