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Six more returnees from country tested positive, taking number of primary cases to 19
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Some 2,300 persons returned to the State from the U.K. between November 25 and December 21.
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Six more returnees from country tested positive, taking number of primary cases to 19
The sample of one U.K. returnee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and is under isolation at a hospital, has been found to be positive for the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reported from U.K., Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said.
The patient, a resident of Chennai, is among six U.K. returnees whose samples were found to be positive for the new U.K. variant genome, following genomic analysis in the country.
State logs 1,009 cases; active cases drop under 9,000
Three more U.K. returnees tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. With this, 13 returnees and 12 of their contacts have tested positive so far.
The State recorded 1,009 more infections, taking its case tally to 8,14,170. As many as 1,091 persons were discharged after treatment and 10 more persons succumbed to the virus. A total of 7,93,154 persons have been discharged so far, even as the State’s toll has touched 2,069.
The number of active cases in the State dropped under 9,000, with 8,947 persons, including 2,854 in Chennai, undergoing treatment at present.
According to a bulletin issued by the Health department, 10 U.K. returnees had tested positive for the infection till Saturday. The samples of three more persons one each from Chennai, the Nilgiris and Chengalpattu returned positive on Sunday.
Fresh infections in State drop to 1,071
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12 more persons succumb to COVID-19; 23 districts record under 20 cases each
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12 more persons succumb to COVID-19; 23 districts record under 20 cases each
Fresh infections dropped to 1,071 in Tamil Nadu on Monday, taking the State’s tally to 8,07,962.
In Chennai, 306 persons tested positive for COVID-19, taking the city’s total case count to 2,22,580. The district was followed by Coimbatore with 109 cases. There were 65 cases in Chengalpattu, 60 in Salem, 59 in Tiruppur and 43 each in Tiruvallur and in Erode.
While Perambalur recorded no new case, 23 districts saw under 20 cases each. Those testing positive on Monday included eight returnees as well.